σ-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , σ-Cen is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
σ-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h28m02s [4] |
| Declination: | −50°13'50" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 3.88 (V) [2] 3.65 (BT) [2] 3.86 (VT) [2] 3.89 (G) [4] 3.77 (BP) [4] 4.04 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 126.2 parsec 411.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.18 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 34.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 247.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.62 |
Sources