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

Name π-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
π-Cen
Pi Centauri
HR 4390[1]
HD 98718
HIP 55425[3]
TYC 8621-2002-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:11h21m00s [2]
Declination:−54°29'27" [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:3.89 (V) [2]
3.72 (BT) [2]
3.87 (VT) [2]
Distance:109.6 parsec
357.5 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.13
Proper motion (speed):35.9 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):267.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.31

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