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Tau Centauri

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Also known as τ Cen, τ Centauri, HD 109787, HR 4802, HIP 61622, HIC 61622, NLTT 31322, TYC 8236-3158-1

star in the constellation Centaurus

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Distance from Earth
41.1602
Radius
2.2
Mass
2.31
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spectral class
A2 V
catalog code
WISEA J123742.00-483228.5
apparent magnitude
3.850043
stellar rotational velocity
280.0
effective temperature
8560
absolute magnitude
0.83
parallax
24.2953
radial velocity
5.0
luminosity
42
right ascension component of proper motion
-186.081
declination component of proper motion
-6.757
age estimated by a dating method
132
right ascension
189.42568374920
declination
-48.54130535928
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