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Delta Centauri

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Also known as δ Cen, δ Centauri, HD 105435, HR 4621, HIP 59196, HIC 59196, del Cen, SACS 264

star in the constellation Centaurus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
Be*
Spectral type
B2Vne
Distance
570 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.000036692723649700554
Coordinates
RA 182.0896° · Dec -50.7224°
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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Centaurus
Distance from Earth
163
Radius
6.5
Variable-star type
Shell star
Image
Delta Centauri binocolo.png
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catalog code
ALS 14963
spectral class
B1V
apparent magnitude
2.508257
epoch
J2000.0
right ascension
182.08957348875
declination
-50.72242739278
effective temperature
22150
parallax
5.7179
stellar rotational velocity
250
radial velocity
9.5
luminosity
5129
absolute magnitude
-2.94
right ascension component of proper motion
-42.613
declination component of proper motion
-11.135
surface gravity
10000
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