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

Name Q-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
Q-Cen
Q Centauri
HR 5141[1]
HD 118991
HIP 66821[3]
TYC 8667-432-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 6065381024758288128[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h41m44s [4]
Declination:-54°33'34" [4]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:5.21 (V) [2]
5.12 (BT) [2]
5.20 (VT) [2]
5.24 (G) [4]
5.20 (BP) [4]
5.30 (RP) [4]
Distance:88.6 parsec
289.0 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.07
Proper motion (speed):50.4 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):240.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.47

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