C²-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , C²-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
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Name
C²-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 11h35m55s [4] |
| Declination: | −47°38'30" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.26 (V) [2] 5.55 (BT) [2] 5.28 (VT) [2] 5.20 (G) [4] 5.33 (BP) [4] 4.98 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 58.2 parsec 189.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.23 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 59.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 145.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.43 |
Sources