H Centauri
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 12h 57m 04.35244s[1] |
| Declination | −51° 11′ 55.5058″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.163[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B2IV[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 5.102 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.163 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 25.00 ± 4.2[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −30.15 mas/yr Dec.: −14.61 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 8.85 ± 0.27 mas |
| Distance | 370 ± 10 ly (113 ± 3 pc) |
| Other designations | |
H Centauri (H Cen), also known as V945 Centauri, is a star located in the constellation Centaurus.
H Centauri is a B-type star with an effective temperature of 11,000 K. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.16, and an absolute visual magnitude of −0.667. It is located 113 parsecs (370 light years) from the sun and has a mass of 3.8 solar masses. H Centauri is a suspected triple star system, and is a long period irregular variable star.
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