V-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , v-Cen is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.
Name
V-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 14h20m19s [4] |
Declination: | −56°23'11" [4] |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Magnitude: | 4.34 (V) [2] 4.43 (BT) [2] 4.35 (VT) [2] 4.27 (G) [4] 4.33 (BP) [4] 4.09 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 444.2 parsec 1448.2 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.07 |
Proper motion (speed): | 12.1 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 231.4° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -3.90 |
Sources