Theta Centauri
E762825
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.
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.
subject surface form:
Bristol Centaurus
this entity surface form:
Centaurus XVIII