υ²-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 , υ²-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.

Name υ²-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
υ²-Cen
Upsilon2 Centauri
HR 5260[1]
HD 122223
HIP 68523[4]
TYC 8263-3419-1[3]
Position
Right ascension:14h01m43s [3]
Declination:-45°36'12" [3]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:4.35 (V) [3]
5.07 (BT) [3]
4.41 (VT) [3]
Distance:137.4 parsec
447.8 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.56
Proper motion (speed):18.4 mas/yr[2]
Proper motion (pos ang):152.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.34

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