K-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , K-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.
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Name
K-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 13h29m25s [4] |
| Declination: | −51°09'54" [4] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.03 (V) [2] 5.10 (BT) [2] 5.04 (VT) [2] 5.01 (G) [4] 5.05 (BP) [4] 4.92 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 140.4 parsec 457.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 193.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.71 |
Sources