Beta Centauri
E481657
B-type star system
astronomical object
multiple star system
spectroscopic binary
star
stellar system
visual binary
Beta Centauri is a bright blue-white multiple star system and one of the most luminous and prominent stars in the southern sky.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beta Centauri A | 0 |
| Beta Centauri B | 0 |
| Beta Centauri C | 0 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
B-type star system
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ multiple star system ⓘ spectroscopic binary ⓘ star ⓘ star ⓘ star ⓘ stellar system ⓘ visual binary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Agena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Cen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadar NERFINISHED ⓘ β Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAngularSeparation_arcsec | 1.3 ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV |
0.6
ⓘ
0.61 ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation | β Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | blue-white ⓘ |
| hasColorIndexBMinusV | -0.23 ⓘ |
| hasColorIndexUMinusB | -0.95 ⓘ |
| hasCompanionType | massive B-type stars ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Beta Centauri A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Centauri B NERFINISHED ⓘ Beta Centauri C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −60° 22′ 23″ ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth_ly | ~390 ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth_pc | ~120 ⓘ |
| hasEffectiveTemperature_K | ~25000 ⓘ |
| hasEquinox | J2000.0 ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | 4 Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLatitude_deg | +0.35 ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLongitude_deg | 311.77 ⓘ |
| hasLuminosityMultipleOfSun | >10000 ⓘ |
| hasMassMultipleOfSun | >10 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfComponents | 3 ⓘ |
| hasParallax_mas | 8.66 ⓘ |
| hasParallaxError_mas | 0.16 ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionDec_masPerYear | -13.04 ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionRA_masPerYear | -33.87 ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity_kmPerSec | +4 ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 14h 03m 49s ⓘ |
| hasRotationalVelocity_kmPerSec | >100 ⓘ |
| hasSpectralClass |
B1 II
ⓘ
B1 III ⓘ |
| hasStellarClassification |
B1 II
ⓘ
B1 III ⓘ |
| hasVariableType | suspected β Cephei-type pulsator ⓘ |
| isAmong | brightest stars in the night sky ⓘ |
| isInConstellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn | Milky Way galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfBrightestStarsIn |
constellation Centaurus
ⓘ
southern sky ⓘ |
| isPartOfAsterism | Southern Cross pointer stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPointerStarFor | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.