D-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , D-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.
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Name
D-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h14m02s [4] |
| Declination: | −45°43'26" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.61 (V) [2] 7.62 (BT) [2] 5.78 (VT) [2] 5.05 (G) [4] 5.86 (BP) [4] 4.16 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 203.5 parsec 663.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.56 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 37.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 279.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.93 |
Sources