τ-Cen (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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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.

Name τ-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
τ-Cen
Tau Centauri
HR 4802[1]
HD 109787
HIP 61622[3]
TYC 8236-3158-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 6127688772460862976[4]
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

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