M-Cen (Star)

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

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

Name M-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
M-Cen
M Centauri
HR 5172[1]
HD 119834
NSV 6434
HIP 67234[3]
TYC 8274-2554-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 6069335903658036480[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h46m39s [4]
Declination:−51°25'58" [4]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:
Variable
4.64 (V) [2]
5.83 (BT) [2]
4.74 (VT) [2]
4.38 (G) [4]
4.87 (BP) [4]
3.75 (RP) [4]
Distance:82.4 parsec
268.6 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.93
Proper motion (speed):30.5 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):162.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.06

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