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star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
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Beta Centauri is a bright star system located in the Centaurus constellation in the southern sky. It is one of the notable stars in that region and serves as an important reference point for observers studying the southern celestial sphere.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- binary star
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Distance from Earth
- 50
- Radius
- 7.07
- Variable-star type
- Beta Cephei variable
- Image
- Centaurus constellation map.svg
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- catalog code
- WEB 12025
- spectral class
- B1
- Commons category
- Beta Centauri
- apparent magnitude
- 1.278
- right ascension component of proper motion
- -21
- absolute magnitude
- -5.42
- luminosity
- 41700
- right ascension
- 210.955855623
- declination
- -60.373035162
- effective temperature
- 26720
- radial velocity
- -12.0
- parallax
- 8.32
- stellar rotational velocity
- 105
- epoch
- J2000.0
- declination component of proper motion
- -25
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