τ-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , τ-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 0° above the horizon.
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Name
τ-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h37m41s [4] |
| Declination: | −48°32'28" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 3.84 (V) [2] 3.91 (BT) [2] 3.85 (VT) [2] 3.85 (G) [4] 3.87 (BP) [4] 3.75 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 41.2 parsec 134.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.06 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 186.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 267.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.77 |
Sources