Proxima-Centauri (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Proxima-Centauri is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
Proxima-Centauri
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h29m34s [5] |
| Declination: | -62°40'33" [5] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 11.01 (V) [2] 8.98 (G) [5] 11.37 (BP) [5] 7.57 (RP) [5] |
| Distance: | 1.3 parsec 4.2 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.81 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 3.86 arcsec/yr[1] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 281.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 15.44 |
Sources
| [1] | Manually entered |