Hadar

E481661

Hadar is a prominent blue-white giant star, also known as Beta Centauri, and one of the brightest stars in the southern sky.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blue-white giant star
multiple star system
star
alsoKnownAs Agena NERFINISHED
Beta Centauri NERFINISHED
β Centauri NERFINISHED
hasAge_Myr ~10–15
hasApparentMagnitude 0.61
hasColor blue-white
hasComponent Beta Centauri A NERFINISHED
Beta Centauri B NERFINISHED
Beta Centauri C NERFINISHED
hasConstellation Centaurus NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificanceIn southern hemisphere navigation traditions
hasDeclination −60°22′23″
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly ~390
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc ~120
hasEffectiveTemperature_K ~25000
hasFlamsteedDesignation β Centauri NERFINISHED
hasGalacticPopulation Population I NERFINISHED
hasHenryDraperNumber HD 122451 NERFINISHED
hasHipparcosNumber HIP 68702 NERFINISHED
hasHRNumber HR 5267 NERFINISHED
hasLuminosityMultipleOfSun >10000
hasMassMultipleOfSun >10
hasProperMotion measurable
hasRadialVelocity_km_s ~+4
hasRightAscension 14h03m49s
hasSpectralType B1III
hasStellarClassification B-type giant
hasVariableType spectroscopic binary
isAmongBrightestStars true
isBayerDesignationOf Beta Centauri NERFINISHED
isCataloguedIn Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED
Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED
isInConstellation Centaurus NERFINISHED
isNavigationStar true
isNearOnSky Alpha Centauri NERFINISHED
Crux constellation NERFINISHED
isOneOfBrightestInSouthernSky true
isPartOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
isPartOfAsterism Southern Pointers NERFINISHED
isUsedIn celestial navigation
isVisibleFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
parts of Northern Hemisphere
isYoungerThan Sun
willEndAs supernova candidate

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