Gamma Centauri
E768702
Gamma Centauri is a bright binary star system in the southern constellation Centaurus, visible to the naked eye and notable for its hot, blue-white stellar components.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gamma Centauri A | 0 |
| Gamma Centauri B | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
binary star system
ⓘ
main-sequence star ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gamma Cen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HD 110304 NERFINISHED ⓘ HIP 61932 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 4825 NERFINISHED ⓘ γ Cen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV | approximately 2.2 ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation |
Gamma Centauri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
γ Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor |
blue-white
ⓘ
blue-white ⓘ blue-white ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Gamma Centauri A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gamma Centauri B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeclinationEpochJ2000 | approximately −48° ⓘ |
| hasEquatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | P Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperName | Gamma Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRightAscensionEpochJ2000 | approximately 12h 41m ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType |
B-type
ⓘ
B-type ⓘ B-type ⓘ |
| isBrightStar | true ⓘ |
| isCataloguedIn |
Bright Star Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHotStarSystem | true ⓘ |
| isHotterThan | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInMilkyWay | true ⓘ |
| isInSkyHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| isMoreLuminousThan | Sun ⓘ |
| isMoreMassiveThan | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | constellation Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
binary star orbit analysis
ⓘ
stellar astrophysics studies ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.