Hadar (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Hadar is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name Hadar
Object type Star
Other names
Hadar
β-Cen
Beta Centauri
HR 5267[1]
HD 122451
HIP 68702[5]
TYC 9005-3919-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h03m49s [3]
Declination:−60°22'22" [3]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:
Variable
0.64 (V) [3]
0.43 (BT) [2]
0.61 (VT) [2]
Distance:120.2 parsec
391.8 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):-0.15
Proper motion (speed):40.5 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):235.2°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.76

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