ρ-Cen (Star)

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

Show information for


From Cambridge , ρ-Cen is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name ρ-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
ρ-Cen
Rho Centauri
HR 4638[1]
HD 105937
HIP 59449[3]
TYC 8242-3478-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:12h11m39s [2]
Declination:−52°22'06" [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:3.93 (V) [2]
3.76 (BT) [2]
3.92 (VT) [2]
Distance:116.1 parsec
378.6 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.14
Proper motion (speed):38.8 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):244.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.39

Share