V-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , v-Cen is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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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