Theta Centauri

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Theta Centauri is a bright giant star in the constellation Centaurus, visible from the Southern Hemisphere and notable as one of the constellation’s prominent stellar members.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Centaurus XVIII 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bright giant star
star
absoluteMagnitudeV about 0.5
apparentMagnitudeV 2.06
belongsToAsterism Centaurus constellation pattern
color orange
constellation Centaurus NERFINISHED
coreFusion helium
declination −36° 22′ 12″
distanceFromEarth_ly about 60
distanceFromEarth_pc about 18.5
effectiveTemperature_K about 4800
evolutionaryStage red clump giant
galacticLatitude_deg about +20
galacticLongitude_deg about 318
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasBayerDesignation Theta Centauri NERFINISHED
θ Centauri NERFINISHED
hasConstellationAbbreviation Cen NERFINISHED
hasFlamsteedDesignation 41 Centauri NERFINISHED
hasHDDesignation HD 119756 NERFINISHED
hasHigherLuminosityThan Sun NERFINISHED
hasHIPDesignation HIP 67234 NERFINISHED
hasHRDesignation HR 5235 NERFINISHED
hasLargerRadiusThan Sun NERFINISHED
hemisphereVisibility Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
isBrighterThanApparentMagnitude 3.0
isCatalogedIn Bright Star Catalogue NERFINISHED
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED
Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED
isCoolerThan Sun NERFINISHED
isPartOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
isProminentMemberOf Centaurus NERFINISHED
isSingleStar true
isUsedFor distance scale calibration
stellar evolution studies
isVisibleFromLatitudeSouthOf about +30 degrees
isVisibleToNakedEye true
luminosity_solar about 60
mass_solar about 2.0
metallicity_FeH near solar
parallax_mas about 54
radius_solar about 10
rightAscension 14h 06m 40s
rotationalVelocity_km_s about 2
spectralClass K0III

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Centaurus containsStar Theta Centauri
Bristol Centaurus radial engine notableVariant Theta Centauri
subject surface form: Bristol Centaurus
this entity surface form: Centaurus XVIII