Menkent

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Star
Menkent (θ Centauri)
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Observation
dates equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation centaur
Right ascension 14 h 06 m 40.9 s
declination -36 ° 22 ′ 11.8 ″
Apparent brightness 2.05 mag
Typing
B − V color index (0.99) 
U − B color index (0.90) 
R − I index (0.53) 
Spectral class K0 IIIb
Astrometry
Radial velocity (1.3 ± 0.5) km / s
parallax (55.45 ± 0.20)  mas
distance (59)  Ly
(18)  pc
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (−520.5 ± 0.2)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (−518.1 ± 0.2)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name θ Centauri
Flamsteed name 5 centauri
Cordoba Survey CD −35 ° 9260
Bright Star Catalog HR 5288 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 123139 [2]
Gliese catalog FY 539 [3]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 68933 [4]
SAO catalog SAO 205188 [5]
Tycho catalog TYC 7293-2215-1 [6]
2MASS catalog 2MASS J14064097-3622113 [7]
Other names Menkent, FK5 520

Menkent (Arabic "shoulder of the centaur") is the name for the star θ Centauri (Theta Centauri ). Menkent has an apparent magnitude of +2.1 mag and belongs to the spectral class K0. The distance from Menkent is approximately 59 light years .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hipparcos catalog (ESA 1997)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h tet Cen. In: SIMBAD . Center de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , accessed on September 22, 2018 .