Delta Centauri
E772337
Delta Centauri is a bright blue-white giant star in the southern constellation Centaurus, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of its prominent stellar members.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | star ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −3.0 ⓘ |
| age_Myr | tens of millions of years ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 2.57 ⓘ |
| belongsToHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| color | blue-white ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | −0.22 ⓘ |
| constellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −50° 43′ 21″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | ~410 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_pc | ~125 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature_K | ~21000 ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | subgiant or giant phase ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | ~+4° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | ~302° ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation |
Delta Cen
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δ Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEquinox | J2000.0 ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | HR 4621 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHDDesignation | HD 105435 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHIPDesignation | HIP 59232 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionDec_mas_yr | ~−1 ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionRA_mas_yr | ~−33 ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity_km_s | ~+5 ⓘ |
| isBrightStarRankInCentaurus | among the brightest stars in Centaurus ⓘ |
| isCatalogedIn |
Bright Star Catalogue
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Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn | southern sky ⓘ |
| isNearbyTo |
Epsilon Centauri
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ⓘ
Zeta Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isObservedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProminentMemberOf | Centaurus constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity_solar | ~4000 ⓘ |
| mass_solar | ~8 ⓘ |
| metallicityRelativeToSun | slightly sub-solar ⓘ |
| parallax_mas | ~8.0 ⓘ |
| radius_solar | ~6 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 08m 21s ⓘ |
| rotationalVelocity_km_s | ~180 ⓘ |
| spectralClass | B2 IV ⓘ |
| variableStarStatus | suspected variable ⓘ |
| visibility | visible to the naked eye ⓘ |
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