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Epsilon Centauri

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Also known as HD 118716, HR 5132, HIP 66657, HIC 66657, ε Cenaturi, ε Cen, eps Cen

stella della costellazione del Centauro

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
bC*
Spectral type
B1III
Distance
427 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.000010006972925635793
Coordinates
RA 204.9719° · Dec -53.4664°
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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Centaurus
Radius
6.25
Variable-star type
Beta Cephei variable
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stellar rotational velocity
160
absolute magnitude
-3.9
spectral class
B1
catalog code
ALS 14981
luminosity
11.4
apparent magnitude
2.99
right ascension
204.971907231
declination
-53.466391146
effective temperature
26450
parallax
7.63
radial velocity
3.0
epoch
J2000.0
right ascension component of proper motion
-16
declination component of proper motion
-22
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Article · Italiano

Epsilon Centuari (ε Cen / ε Centauris) è una stella blu della costellazione del Centauro. Essa splende alla magnitudine 2,27. Fa probabilmente parte dell'associazione OB Scorpius-Centaurus.

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