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

Name λ-Cen
Object type Star
Other names
λ-Cen
Lambda Centauri
HR 4467[1]
HD 100841
HIP 56561[3]
TYC 8976-5383-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:11h35m46s [2]
Declination:−63°01'11" [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:3.10 (V) [2]
3.06 (BT) [2]
3.09 (VT) [2]
Distance:128.7 parsec
419.6 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.03
Proper motion (speed):34.2 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):258.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.45

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