Delta Centauri

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Star
δ Centauri
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Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation centaur
Right ascension 12 h 08 m 21.52 s
declination −50 ° 43 ′ 20.7 ″
Apparent brightness 2.52 mag
2.51 to 2.65 mag
Typing
B − V color index −0.13 
U − B color index −0.88 
R − I index −0.14 
Spectral class B2 IVne
Variable star type GCAS 
Astrometry
parallax (7.86 ± 0.47)  mas
distance (415 ± 30)  ly
130  pc
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (−40.11 ± 1.47)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (−15.57 ± 1.24)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name δ Centauri
Cordoba Survey CD −50 ° 6697
Bright Star Catalog HR 4621 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 105435 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 59196 [3]
SAO catalog SAO 239689 [4]
Tycho catalog TYC 8241-3235-1 [5]Template: Infobox star / maintenance / specification of the TYC catalog
2MASS catalog 2MASS J12082152-5043208 [6]
Other names FK5 452

Delta Centauri (δ Cen / δ Centauri) is a Be star in the constellation Centaurus .

Delta Centauri has an apparent magnitude of +2.52 mag and is usually classified as a star of the spectral class B2 IVne.

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g del Cen. In: SIMBAD . Center de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , accessed September 16, 2018 .
  2. a b c del Cen. In: VSX. AAVSO, accessed September 14, 2018 .