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

Name V-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
V Cen
HR 5421[1]
HD 127297
HIP 71116[3]
TYC 8687-1581-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5891675303053080704[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h32m33s [4]
Declination:−56°53'15" [4]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:
Variable
6.82 (V) [2]
7.87 (BT) [2]
6.90 (VT) [2]
6.64 (G) [4]
7.23 (BP) [4]
5.94 (RP) [4]
Distance:719.5 parsec
2345.7 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.82
Proper motion (speed):9.7 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):223.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.47

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