κ-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , κ-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 5° above the horizon.
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Name
κ-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h59m09s [4] |
| Declination: | −42°06'15" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.10 (V) [2] 2.88 (BT) [2] 3.08 (VT) [2] 3.12 (G) [4] 3.18 (BP) [4] 3.28 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 117.5 parsec 383.1 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.17 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 28.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 218.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.25 |
Sources