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Centaurus
Centaurus
Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	G. Gould designation Gould designations for stars are similar to Flamsteed designations in the way that they number stars within a constellation in increasing order of right ascension. Each star is assigned an integer , followed by " G. " , and then the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
α Cen Alpha Centauri Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus... A	α¹	363	128620	71683	−0.01	4.34	4.36	G2V	Rigil Kent, Toliman; nearest star system; 4th brightest star; a component of a triple Alpha Centauri star system Star system A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other, bound by gravitational attraction. A large number of stars bound by gravitation is generally called a star cluster or galaxy, although, broadly speaking, they are also star systems.-Binary star systems:A stellar...
β Cen Beta Centauri Beta Centauri , also known as Hadar or Agena, is the second brightest star in the constellation Centaurus and the tenth brightest star in the night sky. Beta Centauri is a B1 III blue-white giant star that the astrometric Hipparcos satellite calculates as about 161 parsecs or 525 light-years from...	β	304	122451	68702	0.61	−5.42	525	B1III	Hadar, Agena; β Cep variable Beta Cephei variable Beta Cephei variables are variable stars which exhibit variations in their brightness due to pulsations of the stars' surfaces. The point of maximum brightness roughly corresponds to the maximum contraction of the star. Typically, Beta Cephei variables change in brightness by 0.01 to 0.3...
α Cen Alpha Centauri Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus... B	α²	364	128621	71681	1.35	5.70	4.36	K1V	21st brightest star; a component of a triple Alpha Centauri star system Star system A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other, bound by gravitational attraction. A large number of stars bound by gravitation is generally called a star cluster or galaxy, although, broadly speaking, they are also star systems.-Binary star systems:A stellar...
θ Cen Theta Centauri Theta Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is also has the traditional Arabic name Menkent... (5 Cen)	θ	314	123139	68933	2.06	0.70	61	K0IIIb	Menkent
γ Cen Gamma Centauri Gamma Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It has the proper name Muhlifain, not to be confused with Muliphein, which is γ Canis Majoris; both names derive from the same Arabic root....	γ	134	110304	61932	2.20	−0.81	130	A1IV
ε Cen Epsilon Centauri Epsilon Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.In Chinese, , meaning Southern Gate, refers to an asterism consisting of ε Centauri and α Centauri. Consequently, ε Centauri itself is known as...	ε	245	118716	66657	2.29	−3.02	376	B1III	β Cep variable
η Cen	η	356	127972	71352	2.33	−2.55	308	B1Vn + A	γ Cas variable
ζ Cen Zeta Centauri Zeta Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It has the proper name Alnair, from the scientific-Arabic Nayyir Badan Qanṭūris , meaning "The Bright of the Body of the Centaur"....	ζ	289	121263	68002	2.55	−2.81	384	B2.5IV	spectroscopic binary
δ Cen Delta Centauri Delta Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.It is the B type third-magnitude star. It is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +2.51 to +2.65....	δ	94	105435	59196	2.58	−2.84	395	B2IVne	Ma Wei γ Cas variable
ι Cen Iota Centauri Iota Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It carries the rarely applied traditional name Alhakim , dervived from the Arabic title Kentaurus al-Hakeem , meaning "The Wise Centaur"....	ι	204	115892	65109	2.75	1.48	59	A2V
λ Cen Lambda Centauri Lambda Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. λ Centauri is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.11. It is approximately 410 light years from Earth....	λ	46	100841	56561	3.11	−2.39	410	B9II:
κ Cen Kappa Centauri Kappa Centauri is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 540 light years from the Earth....	κ	385	132200	73334	3.13	−2.96	539	B2IV	Ke Kwan γ Cas variable
ν Cen Nu Centauri Nu Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.ν Centauri is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +3.41. It is approximately 475 light years from Earth...	ν	272	120307	67464	3.41	−2.41	475	B2IV	rotating ellipsoidal variable Rotating ellipsoidal variable Rotating ellipsoidal variables are a class of variable star. They are close binary systems whose components are ellipsoidal. They are not eclipsing, but fluctuations in apparent magnitude occur due to changes in the amount of light emitting area visible to the observer... , β Cep variable
μ Cen Mu Centauri Mu Centauri is a third-magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus. With ν and φ Cen, it marks what has been traditionally portrayed as "dextro Latere" of the Centaur....	μ	273	120324	67472	3.47	−2.57	527	B2IV-Ve	γ Cas variable
φ Cen Phi Centauri Phi Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. φ Centauri is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.83. It is approximately 465 light years from Earth....	φ	296	121743	68245	3.83	−1.94	465	B2IV
τ Cen Tau Centauri Tau Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.85 and is approximately 131.7 light years from Earth....	τ	131	109787	61622	3.85	0.82	132	A2V
υ¹ Cen Upsilon1 Centauri Upsilon1 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.υ1 Centauri is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.87. It is approximately 418 light years from Earth....	υ¹	297	121790	68282	3.87	−1.67	417	B2IV-V
π Cen Pi Centauri Pi Centauri is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 321 light years from Earth.Both components are blue-white B-type main sequence dwarfs. The primary π Centauri A, has an apparent magnitude of +4.3, while the apparent magnitude of its companion, π Centauri B, is +5.0...	π	24	98718	55425	3.90	−1.07	321	B5Vn	binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
d Cen HD 117440 HD 117440, also known by its Bayer designation d Centauri , is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 1250 light years from Earth....	d	227	117440	65936	3.90	−4.03	1254	G8II/III
σ Cen Sigma Centauri Sigma Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. σ Centauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.91. It is approximately 443 light years from Earth....	σ	121	108483	60823	3.91	−1.76	443	B3V
ρ Cen Rho Centauri Rho Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. ρ Centauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.97. It is approximately 342 light years from Earth....	ρ	101	105937	59449	3.97	−1.13	342	B3V
b Cen HD 129116 HD 129116, also known by its Bayer designation b Centauri , is a star in the constellation Centaurus.b Centauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.01. It is approximately 305 light years from Earth....	b	368	129116	71865	4.01	−0.85	305	B2.5V
ψ Cen Psi Centauri Psi Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. ψ Centauri is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.05. It is approximately 247 light years from Earth....	ψ	338	125473	70090	4.05	−0.35	247	A0IV
c¹ Cen HD 129456 HD 129456, also known by its Bayer designation c¹ Centauri , is a star in the constellation Centaurus. c¹ Centauri is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +7.06. It is approximately 905.3 light years from Earth....	c¹	371	129456	72010	4.06	0.07	205	K3III
NSV 5325		65	102350	57439	4.11	−1.51	434	G0II	Cepheid variable Cepheid variable A Cepheid is a member of a class of very luminous variable stars. The strong direct relationship between a Cepheid variable's luminosity and pulsation period, secures for Cepheids their status as important standard candles for establishing the Galactic and extragalactic distance scales.Cepheid...
2 Cen 2 Centauri 2 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.2 Centauri is a M-type red giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.19. It is approximately 177.4 light years from Earth. It is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.16 to +4.26 with a period of...	g	274	120323	67457	4.19	0.51	177	M5III	V806 Cen; semiregular variable
1 Cen 1 Centauri 1 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.1 Centauri is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.23. It is approximately 62.83 light years from Earth....	i	265	119756	67153	4.23	2.81	63	F3V
n Cen HD 111968 HD 111968, also known by the Bayer designation n Centauri , is a star in the constellation Centaurus.n Centauri is a white A-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.25. It is approximately 155.1 light years from Earth....	n	150	111968	62896	4.25	0.86	155	A4IV
ξ² Cen Xi2 Centauri Xi2 Centauri is a double star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 412 light years from Earth.The primary component, ξ2 Centauri A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.27. Its companion, ξ2 Centauri B, is a tenth magnitude yellow-white...	ξ²	173	113791	64004	4.27	−1.24	412	B1.5V
j Cen HD 102776 HD 102776, also known by its Bayer designation j Centauri , is a star in the constellation Centaurus.j Centauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.30. It is approximately 459 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Gamma Cassiopeiae type variable...	j	69	102776	57669	4.30	−1.44	459	B3V	γ Cas variable
v Cen	v	336	125288	70069	4.30	−3.50	1185	B6Ib
3 Cen A 3 Centauri 3 Centauri is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 298 light years from Earth.The primary component, 3 Centauri A, is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.56...	k	280	120709	67669	4.32	−0.48	297	B5	V983 Cen; double star Double star In observational astronomy, a double star is a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth when viewed through an optical telescope. This can happen either because the pair forms a binary star, i.e... , possible eclipsing binary
e Cen HD 111915 HD 111915, also known by the Bayer designation e Centauri , is a star in the constellation Centaurus.e Centauri is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.33. It is approximately 303 light years from Earth....	e	149	111915	62867	4.33	−0.51	303	K3/K4III
υ² Cen Upsilon2 Centauri Upsilon2 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. υ2 Centauri is a yellow-white F-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.34. It is approximately 420 light years from Earth....	υ²	303	122223	68523	4.34	−1.35	448	F6II
χ Cen Chi Centauri Chi Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.χ Centauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.36. It is approximately 446 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star and its brightness varies by 0.02 magnitudes...	χ	311	122980	68862	4.36	−1.32	446	B2V	β Cep variable
V761 Cen V761 Centauri V761 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.V761 Centauri is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.41. It is approximately 419 light years from Earth. It is classified as an SX Arietis type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.38 to +4.43...	a	342	125823	70300	4.41	−1.13	418	B2V	SX Ari variable SX Arietis variable SX Arietis variables are a class of variable stars. They are high-temperature analogues of Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variables and exhibit strong magnetic fields and intense He I and Si III spectral lines. They have brightness fluctuations of approximately 0.1 magnitudes with periods of...
V863 Cen		92	105382	59173	4.46	−0.85	376	B2IIIne	eruptive variable
B Cen B Centauri B Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.47 and is approximately 464 light years from Earth....	B	71	102964	57803	4.47	−1.30	464	K4III
J Cen J Centauri J Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 350 light years from Earth.J Centauri is a spectral class B3V main sequence star with a mean apparent magnitude of 4.5 and a luminosity 500 times that of the Sun. The temperature of the star's photosphere is nearly...	J	208	116087	65271	4.52	−0.66	354	B3V	β Cep variable
m Cen HD 116243 HD 116243, also known by the Bayer designation m Centauri , is a star in the constellation Centaurus.m Centauri is a yellow G-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.52. It is approximately 257 light years from Earth....	m	214	116243	65387	4.52	0.04	257	G5III-IV
V831 Cen		183	114529	64425	4.58	−0.55	346	B8V	ellipsoidal variable
A Cen A Centauri A Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.62 and is approximately 460 light years from Earth.- External links :*Wikisky of HD 100673...	A	42	100673	56480	4.62	−1.14	463	B9V
l Cen	l	132	110073	61789	4.63	−0.55	355	B8II/III
M Cen M Centauri M Centauri is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 257 light years from Earth.M Centauri is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.64. It is a spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 437 days....	M	266	119834	67234	4.64	0.16	257	G8/K0III
w Cen	w	136	110458	62012	4.66	0.85	188	K0III
f Cen HD 113703 HD 113703, also known as f Centauri , is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 414 light years from Earth. f Centauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.71....	f	171	113703	63945	4.71	−0.81	414	B5V
		294	121474	68191	4.71	0.68	209	K4III
		321	123569	69191	4.74	1.01	182	G8III	double star
4 Cen 4 Centauri 4 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.75 and is approximately 670 light years from Earth....	h	284	120955	67786	4.75	−1.81	669	B4IV
		340	125628	70264	4.76	0.07	282	G8/K1 + F/G	quadruple star Multiple star A multiple star consists of three or more stars which appear from the Earth to be close to one another in the sky. This may result from the stars being physically close and gravitationally bound to each other, in which case it is physical, or this closeness may be merely apparent, in which case...
G Cen G Centauri G Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.82 and is approximately 400 light years from Earth....	G	119	108257	60710	4.82	−0.62	400	B3Vn
ξ¹ Cen Xi1 Centauri Xi1 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. ξ1 Centauri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.83. It is approximately 217.9 light years from Earth....	ξ¹	165	113314	63724	4.83	0.71	218	A0V
		185	114613	64408	4.85	3.29	67	G3V
LHS 311 HR 4523 HR 4523 is a binary star system that is located in the northeastern part of the Centaurus constellation, at a distance of about from the Solar System. The larger member of the system is a G-type star that is smaller than the Sun but of similar mass. It has a common proper motion companion that...		66	102365	57443	4.89	5.06	30	G3/G5V	has a planet (b)
p Cen	p	143	111597	62683	4.90	−0.48	389	B9V
		191	114837	64583	4.90	3.62	59	F7IV
c² Cen HD 129685 HD 129685, also known by its Bayer designation c² Centauri , is a star in the constellation Centaurus. c² Centauri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.92. It is approximately 207.0 light years from Earth....	c²	372	129685	72104	4.92	0.91	207	A0V
		58	101570	56986	4.93	−1.82	729	G3Ib
Q Cen Q Centauri Q Centauri is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It has a combined apparent magnitude of +4.99 and is approximately 271 light years from Earth....	Q	250	118991	66821	4.99	0.39	271	B8Vn+...	binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
		26	98993	55588	5.00	−2.10	858	K4III
V810 Cen V810 Centauri V810 Centauri, is a Cepheid variable star...		61	101947	57175	5.00	−4.48	2567	F9Ia
F Cen F Centauri F Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 381 light years from Earth. F Centauri is a M-type red giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.01....	F	108	107079	60059	5.01	−0.33	381	M1III
V1019 Cen		376	131120	72800	5.02	−0.34	384	B7II/III
V795 Cen		328	124367	69618	5.03	−0.84	486	B4Vne	γ Cas variable
K Cen K Centauri K Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.04 and is approximately 504 light years from Earth....	K	224	117150	65810	5.04	−0.91	504	A0V
ο¹ Cen Omicron1 Centauri Omicron1 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 3200 light years from Earth.ο1 Centauri is a yellow G-type supergiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.07. It is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +5.8 to +6.6...	ο¹	37	100261	56243	5.07	−4.91	3228	G0Ia	semiregular variable
r Cen HD 115310 HD 115310, also known by its Bayer designation r Centauri , is a star in the constellation Centaurus.r Centauri is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.10. It is approximately 247 light years from Earth....	r	195	115310	64803	5.10	0.70	247	K0III
		217	116713	65535	5.11	1.09	207	Kp...
ο² Cen Omicron2 Centauri Omicron2 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.ο2 Centauri is a white A-type supergiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.12. It is approximately 3400 light years from Earth. It is classified as an Alpha Cygni type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +5.12 to...	ο²	38	100262	56250	5.12	−4.97	3396	A3Ia	α Cyg variable Alpha Cygni variable Alpha Cygni variables are variable stars which exhibit non-radial pulsations, meaning that some portions of the stellar surface are contracting at the same time others parts expand. They are supergiant stars of spectral types B or A...
		128	109536	61468	5.12	2.43	113	A7III
		34	99803	56000	5.14	−1.27	625	B9V
		52	101021	56656	5.14	0.89	231	K1III
V815 Cen		4	96616	54360	5.15	0.45	283	Ap SrCrEu	α² CVn variable
		54	101189	56754	5.15	0.35	297	B9IV
		88	104731	58803	5.15	3.23	79	F6V
z Cen	z	267	119921	67244	5.15	−0.44	428	A0V
H Cen	H	156	112409	63210	5.17	−0.67	479	B8V	V945 Cen; variable Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
		31	99453	55779	5.18	2.99	89	F7V
		29	99322	55756	5.21	0.54	280	K0III
		33	99556	55831	5.22	−3.17	1552	B3IV
		334	125158	70035	5.22	1.80	158	Am
		182	114474	64348	5.24	1.09	221	K1/K2III
C² Cen C2 Centauri C2 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.26 and is approximately 189.2 light years from Earth....	C²	45	100825	56573	5.26	1.44	189	A7m
N Cen N Centauri N Centauri is a double star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 363 light years from Earth.The more luminous star is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.26. Its fainter companion is a yellow-white F-type dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +7.72...	N	277	120642	67703	5.26	0.03	363	B9Vn
		64	102232	57371	5.28	−1.62	782	B6III
D Cen D Centauri D Centauri is a double star in the constellation Centaurus. The system has a combined apparent magnitude of +5.31 and is approximately 566 light years from Earth....	D	103	106321	59654	5.31	−0.89	566	K3III	binary star
x¹ Cen	x¹	113	107832	60449	5.32	−0.17	409	B8/B9V
		215	116457	65479	5.32	2.35	128	F2III
		381	131625	73049	5.32	0.92	247	A0V
E Cen E Centauri E Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.34 and is approximately 590 light years from Earth....	E	93	105416	59184	5.34	−0.95	590	A1V
		9	97495	54746	5.37	1.88	163	A2III
		251	118978	66849	5.38	−1.11	647	B9IV
		41	100493	56391	5.39	0.13	368	A2IV/V
V918 Cen		68	102461	57512	5.42	−1.59	821	K5III
u Cen	u	122	108541	60855	5.45	−0.13	427	B8/B9V
C³ Cen C3 Centauri C3 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus.C3 Centauri is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.46. It is approximately 363 light years from Earth....	C³	53	101067	56700	5.46	0.23	363	K2III
		152	112213	63066	5.46	−0.87	601	M0III
		269	119971	67304	5.46	−0.26	454	K2III
V964 Cen		202	115823	65112	5.47	0.05	396	B6V
		43	100708	56497	5.50	1.48	207	K1III/IV
V817 Cen		96	105521	59232	5.51	−3.52	2090	B3IV	γ Cas variable
y Cen	y	286	120987	67819	5.53	2.03	163	F3V
		324	124147	69462	5.53	−3.99	2608	K5III+...
		59	101615	57013	5.54	1.50	209	A0V
		74	103101	57870	5.56	0.46	341	B4III
		341	125745	70243	5.57	−2.31	1230	B8V
		172	113778	63972	5.59	0.51	339	K0II/III
		248	118799	66656	5.61	−0.41	522	K2/K3III
		330	124433	69598	5.61	−0.09	449	G8III
		176	113852	64003	5.63	1.39	229	A0V
		235	118261	66438	5.63	2.88	116	F6V
		39	100378	56319	5.64	−0.47	544	M1III
C¹ Cen C1 Centauri C1 Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 652 light years from Earth.C1 Centauri A is a M-type red giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.64. It is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +5.55 to +5.80 with a period...	C¹	44	100733	56518	5.64	−0.87	652	M3III	V763 Cen; semiregular variable
		288	121190	67973	5.66	0.56	342	B8V
		367	128974	71783	5.67	−0.61	588	Ap Si
		70	102878	57741	5.68	−4.19	3075	A3Iab
		221	116835	65593	5.69	−3.26	2012	K3III
		142	111588	62703	5.70	0.35	382	A5V
		177	113902	64053	5.70	0.71	324	B8V
x² Cen	x²	118	108114	60610	5.71	0.16	420	B9IV/V
V744 Cen V744 Centauri V744 Cen, is a semi-regular variable pulsating star....		246	118767	66666	5.74	−0.37	543	M8III
		359	128207	71453	5.74	0.19	419	B8V
		13	97651	54840	5.75	0.07	446	K2III
V788 Cen		95	105509	59229	5.75	0.75	326	A3III
		127	109409	61379	5.76	3.50	92	G4IV
		205	115912	65144	5.76	0.44	377	K1III
		11	97576	54811	5.77	−1.29	840	K5/M0III
		102	106231	59607	5.77	−3.21	2037	B4III
		278	120640	67663	5.77	−2.01	1173	B2Vp
		129	109573	61498	5.78	1.65	219	A0V
		181	114435	64332	5.78	0.97	299	F7IV
		114	107860	60463	5.79	0.68	342	B8/B9V
		243	118666	66681	5.79	1.59	226	F3III-IV
		32	99574	55849	5.80	−0.61	625	K0III+...
		209	116084	65247	5.81	−5.19	5175	B2.5Ib
		27	99022	55581	5.82	−0.69	653	A4:p
		196	115331	64822	5.82	1.99	190	Am
		293	121416	68079	5.82	1.12	284	K0IV
V767 Cen		285	120991	67861	5.83			B2IIIe	γ Cas variable
		50	100929	56606	5.84	−2.42	1462	B2.5IV
		133	110287	61916	5.84	−1.10	797	K3II
		193	114971	64623	5.84	1.34	259	K0IV
		380	131432	72959	5.85	−1.10	801	K2III
		30	99333	55763	5.87	−0.23	541	M3III
		140	111032	62360	5.87	0.52	384	K3III
		283	120908	67836	5.87	−1.97	1203	B5III
		357	127971	71353	5.88	0.68	358	B6V
		388	132604	73493	5.88	0.51	387	K2/K3III
		79	103516	58103	5.89	−3.59	2567	A3Ib
		151	112164	63033	5.89	2.89	130	G2IV
		375	130328	72432	5.89	0.19	449	M5III
		189	114772	64515	5.90	0.88	329	B9V
		373	130055	72296	5.90	−0.25	554	K3III
		148	111884	62861	5.91	0.59	379	K3III
		190	114835	64580	5.91	0.80	344	K0/K1III
		239	118354	66454	5.91	0.52	389	B8V
		268	119938	67292	5.92	2.03	196	A3m...
		298	121853	68333	5.92	0.86	335	G8/K0III
		305	122438	68670	5.93	−0.13	530	K2III
		337	125283	69995	5.93	1.75	223	A1V
V914 Cen		57	101541	56970	5.95	−1.62	1065	M1III
		236	118338	66427	5.96	0.65	376	G8/K0III
		256	119250	66924	5.96	0.79	352	K0III
		258	119361	66984	5.96	−2.48	1590	B8III
V869 Cen		320	123515	69174	5.96	−0.17	548	B9IV	spectroscopic binary
		60	101883	57165	5.98	−0.34	598	K3III
		174	113823	64033	5.98	−1.91	1235	B9IV+...
		145	111774	62786	5.99	0.22	465	B7/B8V
		351	127193	70987	5.99	0.86	346	K1III
V928 Cen		123	108759	60979	6.00	−1.25	918	M2II/III
		203	115842	65129	6.00			B0.5Ia
		242	118520	66575	6.00	−1.89	1235	G5Ib
		253	119159	66925	6.00	−3.85	3047	B0.5III
		291	121384	68101	6.00	3.09	124	G8V
		162	112935	63490	6.01	3.00	131	F3V
		85	104081	58453	6.04	−1.04	849	K1/K2II
		361	128488	71581	6.04	−0.38	627	K3III
		76	103400	58041	6.05	−2.07	1370	A0/A1III
V824 Cen		179	114365	64320	6.05	0.94	343	Ap	α² CVn variable
3 Cen B 3 Centauri 3 Centauri is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 298 light years from Earth.The primary component, 3 Centauri A, is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.56...	k	281	120710		6.06				component of the 3 Cen system
		383	131774	73107	6.06	−0.08	551	K3III
		97	105776	59353	6.07	1.79	234	A5V
		352	127624	71154	6.07	0.56	412	K0III
V828 Cen		307	122532	68673	6.08	−0.06	552	B8 Si	α² CVn variable
V716 Cen		325	124195	69491	6.09	−1.55	1101	B5V	β Lyr variable Beta Lyrae variable Beta Lyrae variables are a class of close binary stars. Their total brightness is variable because the two component stars orbit each other, and in this orbit one component periodically passes in front of the other one, thereby blocking its light. The two component stars of Beta Lyrae systems are...
		25	98892	55528	6.10	0.99	344	G8III
		62	101995	57211	6.10	0.68	396	A2III/IV
		117	108063	60591	6.10	2.49	172	G4IV
		282	120759	67696	6.11	2.46	175	F5/F6V
		10	97550	54783	6.12	−0.72	760	G8II/III
		302	122210	68493	6.12	−0.84	805	K1III
		28	99171	55667	6.13	−3.74	3075	B2IV-V
		80	103637	58177	6.13	0.27	484	K0III
		358	128152	71429	6.13	0.69	400	K1III
		229	117597	66019	6.14	0.91	363	K1III
		290	121336	68080	6.14	0.37	466	A1V
		106	106922	59950	6.15	0.27	488	A0V
		67	102397	57497	6.16	0.34	475	G8III
		192	114873	64557	6.16	1.00	351	K5II
		194	115050	64651	6.17	0.40	464	K1III
		213	116278	65311	6.17	−0.58	731	M2III
		287	121056	67851	6.17	2.13	210	K0III
		384	132096	73279	6.17	0.92	365	K1III
V790 Cen			116072		6.18			B2.5Vn	β Cep variable
		186	114630	64478	6.18	3.18	130	G0V
		198	115529	64933	6.18	−0.30	644	A0V
		211	116197	65288	6.18	−1.24	994	A4V
		306	122510	68641	6.18	3.27	125	F6V
		312	123004	68872	6.18	0.00	561	G8III
		187	114707	64472	6.19	−0.24	629	K0III
		319	123445	69113	6.19	−0.51	713	B9V
		200	115778	65108	6.20	0.80	392	F3/F5II
V992 Cen		309	122844	68842	6.20	0.62	425	A5III/IV	β Lyr variable
		389	132763	73559	6.21	0.81	393	A8/A9III/IV
		15	97866	54929	6.22	−2.40	1725	K4III
			100826	56550	6.23	−4.42	4405	A0Ib
		100	105920	59439	6.23	2.59	174	G6III+...
		20	98161	55130	6.24	1.96	234	A1V
		104	106572	59785	6.24	1.10	347	K0III
		116	107998	60549	6.24	0.32	498	K2/K3III
V789 Cen		167	113523	63820	6.24	−1.54	1173	M3/M4III
		120	108309	60729	6.25	4.12	87	G5IV-V
		63	102150	57322	6.26	0.24	521	K1III
		81	103746	58242	6.26	2.60	176	F3IV-V
		141	111519	62655	6.26	0.04	571	A0V
		147	111790	62821	6.26	−1.36	1090	G8Ib/II
		7	97413	54718	6.27	1.29	322	A1V
		222	116862	65630	6.27	−2.98	2312	B3IV
		2	96407	54264	6.28	0.77	412	G6IV
V809 Cen		36	100198	56201	6.28	−4.49	4657	A3Iae	α Cyg variable
V765 Cen		247	118781	66645	6.29	−1.39	1120	M3/M4III
		19	98096	55068	6.30	2.58	181	F3V
		49	100911	56632	6.30	0.69	432	A1V
		365	128713	71746	6.30	−1.15	1006	K0/K1II
		377	131117	72772	6.30	3.29	130	G0/G1V
		3	96484	54291	6.31	1.05	367	K2II
		144	111775	62799	6.31	0.48	479	A0IV
		220	116836	65606	6.31	−1.27	1069	A0III/IV
		332	124580	69671	6.31	4.69	69	F9V
			101545	56961	6.32	−3.36	2810	O9.5Ib
		180	114461	64395	6.32			F0II
		232	117919	66236	6.32	−0.42	726	B8III
		347	126386	70580	6.33	1.41	314	K3III
		279	120672	67648	6.34	2.45	195	F6V
V883 Cen		318	123335	69122	6.34	−1.24	1069	B5IV	eclipsing binary
		84	104080	58452	6.36	0.49	487	B8/B9V
		348	126475	70626	6.36	0.62	458	B9V
		382	131752	73116	6.36	0.96	393	A0/A1V
		210	116226	65303	6.37	−2.33	1791	B6IV
		126	109312	61328	6.38	2.24	220	F5IV-V
		138	110653	62128	6.38	−0.99	973	B8/B9V
		369	129161	71853	6.38	−1.22	1079	Asp...
		112	107833	60454	6.39	1.01	389	F2V
		310	122879	68902	6.39			B0Ia
		313	123151	69065	6.39	1.03	384	G8/K0III
R Cen R Centauri R Centauri is a variable star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 2100 light years from Earth.The primary component, R Centauri A, is a red M-type bright giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +7.18. It is classified as a Mira variable and its brightness varies from magnitude...		331	124601		6.39				Mira variable Mira variable Mira variables , named after the star Mira, are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colors, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and light amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude in visual... ; H₂O maser Maser A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves through amplification by stimulated emission. Historically, “maser” derives from the original, upper-case acronym MASER, which stands for "Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation"...
		350	127152	70966	6.39	−1.15	1048	K3III
		354	127724	71333	6.39	0.03	609	K2III
		130	109675	61557	6.40	1.19	359	A0V
		223	116873	65621	6.40	0.69	452	G8/K0III
V766 Cen		264	119796	67261	6.40	−6.36	11643	A7V	S Doradus variable
		329	124454	69655	6.40	−0.99	979	K3III
		238	118384	66521	6.41	0.60	472	K1III
		263	119727	67199	6.42	1.35	337	A1V
		137	110575	62081	6.43	2.15	235	A7III
V1154 Cen		169	113602	63883	6.43	−1.21	1101	M1III
		254	119193	66923	6.43	−0.89	948	M0III
		275	120457	67537	6.43	1.17	367	K1III
		317	123247	69011	6.43	1.41	330	B9V
		5	96660	54380	6.44	0.29	553	K3III
		168	113537	63849	6.44	1.20	364	F5III
V827 Cen		259	119419	67036	6.44	1.18	367	A0p	α² CVn variable
V808 Cen		35	99953	56050	6.45	−4.45	4939	B2Ia	α Cyg variable
		316	123227	69012	6.45	3.42	132	G3V
		386	132238	73341	6.45	0.03	626	B8V
		22	98176	55133	6.46	1.01	401	A0V
V871 Cen			101205	56769	6.46			O8var
		77	103437	58057	6.46	3.12	152	F7V
		233	118010	66254	6.46	−0.75	903	K2III
		349	126610	70798	6.46			A0II/III
		90	104839	58859	6.48	1.10	388	B9V
		155	112381	63204	6.48	1.46	329	A0p
			116338	65372	6.48	0.91	424	G8III
		237	118319	66405	6.48	0.47	519	K0III
		299	121901	68413	6.49	2.42	213	F1III-IV
			99145	55645	6.50	0.32	561	M0III
89 G. Cen		89	104747	58799	6.51	3.17	152	F7V
T Cen		252	119090	66825	6.58	−2.43	2063	M3e	semiregular variable
HD 114729 HD 114729 HD 114729 is a 7th magnitude star approximately 114 light years away in the constellation of Centaurus. Like our Sun, it is a yellow dwarf . However, it is about 10% less massive than the Sun, but still twice as bright...		188	114729	64459	6.69	3.97	114	G3V	has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 114729 b HD 114729 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 114 light years away in the constellation of Centaurus. This planet is probably slightly less massive than Jupiter. It is an "eccentric Jupiter" meaning that it does not orbit very near the star like the famous 51 Pegasi b but further out and its... )
HD 117618 HD 117618 HD 117618 is a yellow dwarf star 124 light years from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus. It is very similar to our Sun and is only slightly brighter. It is orbited by a recently discovered planet....			117618	66047	7.18	4.28	124	G2V	has a planet (b HD 117618 b HD 117618 b is an exoplanet discovered orbiting the star in September 2004. The planet is a small gas giant less than a fifth the mass of Jupiter. It orbits close to its star in a very eccentric orbit.- External links :*... )
HD 117207 HD 117207 HD 117207 is a star located approximately 108 light years away in the constellation Centaurus. It is a yellow dwarf or subgiant star of mass 7% greater than our Sun. It has apparent magnitude 7.26 which is not visible to the naked eye and has absolute magnitude of 4.67, which is visible to the...			117207	65808	7.26	4.67	108	G8IV-V	has a planet (b HD 117207 b HD 117207 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting at 3.79 astronomical units taking about 2597 days to complete its orbit around HD 117207. Its orbit is moderate in eccentricity. This planet was announced in January 2005 by Marcy in Keck Observatory. The planet has at least 1.88 Jupiter masses.... )
HD 102117 HD 102117 HD 102117 is a magnitude 7 yellow dwarf star about 130 light years from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus. Although it is cooler than our Sun it is brighter and thus more evolved. This star is too dim to be seen without binoculars or a small telescope.-Planetary system:In 2004, the...			102117	57291	7.47	3.98	137	G6V	has a planet (b HD 102117 b HD 102117 b is a planet that orbits the star HD 102117. The planet is a small gas giant a fifth the size of Jupiter. It orbits very close to its star, but not in a "torch orbit" like the famous 51 Pegasi b. It is one of the smallest extrasolar planets discovered so far.In 2004, the Anglo-Australian... )
HD 121504 HD 121504 HD 121504 is an 8th magnitude star in the constellation of Centaurus. It is a yellow dwarf and remarkably similar to our Sun, only slightly brighter like α Centauri A...			121504	68162	7.54	4.29	145	G2V	has a planet (b HD 121504 b HD 121504 b is an exoplanet that is likely be slightly less massive than Jupiter. Although the radial velocity method that was used to detect the planet can only measure the minimum mass of the planet, it is very unlikely that its true mass would be much higher.HD 121504 b orbits the star at a... )
Przybylski's Star Przybylski's star Przybylski's Star , or HD 101065, is a peculiar star that is located about 410 light years from the Sun in the constellation Centaurus....			101065	56709	8.02		410	B5p	V816 Cen; chemically peculiar star
HD 109749 HD 109749 HD 109749 is a yellow subgiant star about 192 light years away in the constellation of Centaurus. Its mass is 1.2 solar and effective temperature 5610 kelvins. In 2005 a planet was discovered by Debra Fischer....			109749	61595	8.10	4.24	192	G3V	has a planet (b HD 109749 b HD 109749 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits extremely close to the star HD 109749, taking only 5.24 days to orbit at the distance of 0.063 AU. This planet was discovered on August 22, 2005 - the same day as the discovery of Gliese 581 b.... )
HD 101930 HD 101930 HD 101930 is a dim 8th magnitude star located approximately 99 light years away in the constellation of Centaurus. It is an orange dwarf , somewhat dimmer and cooler than our Sun.-Planetary system:...			101930	57172	8.21	5.79	99	K1V	has a planet (b HD 101930 b HD 101930 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 101930. It has a minimum mass a third of Jupiter's, nearly the same as Saturn's so it is thought to be a gas giant. It orbits the star closer than Mercury, and the orbit is slightly eccentric.... )
HD 114386 HD 114386 HD 114386 is a 9th magnitude star located approximately 91 light years away in the constellation of Centaurus. It is an orange dwarf, and rather dim compared to our Sun. To see it, one needs a telescope or good binoculars....			114386	64295	8.73	6.49	91	K3V	has a planet (b HD 114386 b HD 114386 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 114386. The planet orbits the star in a rather eccentric orbit. Mean distance from the star is 1.62 AU, somewhat more than distance between Mars and the Sun. At periastron, the planet comes almost as close as Earth orbits the Sun, and at apoastron,... )
HD 113538 HD 113538 HD 113538 is a K9 star about 18.5 ±0.4 pc away. It has a mass of about 0.7 ±0.1 M☉. Two planets, HD 113538b and HD 113538c, were discovered in the HD 113538 system in 2010....			113538	63833	9.02		52	K9V	has two planets (b and c)
HD 125595 HD 125595 HD 125595 is a 9th magnitude K-type main sequence star located approximately 89 light years away in the constellation Centaurus. This star is smaller, cooler, dimmer, and less massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is 4% more than the Sun...			125595	70170	9.03		89	K4V	has a planets (b)
HD 103197 HD 103197 HD 103197 is a 9th magnitude K-type main sequence star located approximately 161 light years away in the constellation Centaurus. This star is smaller, cooler, dimmer, and less massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is thirteen-eighths as much as the Sun. This star has a brown dwarf...			103197	57931	9.41	5.94	161	K1Vp…	has a planet (b HD 103197 b HD 103197 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type main sequence star HD 103197, located approximately 161 light years away in the constellation Centaurus. This planet has at least one-tenth the mass of Jupiter and takes 48 days to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 0.235 AU... ) and a brown dwarf Brown dwarf Brown dwarfs are sub-stellar objects which are too low in mass to sustain hydrogen-1 fusion reactions in their cores, which is characteristic of stars on the main sequence. Brown dwarfs have fully convective surfaces and interiors, with no chemical differentiation by depth...
Proxima Centauri Proxima Centauri Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star about 4.2 light-years distant in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes, the Director of the Union Observatory in South Africa, and is the nearest known star to the Sun, although it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye...				70890	11.05	15.49	4.22	M5.5V	α Cen C, V645 Cen; nearest star; flare star Flare star A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes. It is believed that the flares on flare stars are analogous to solar flares in that they are due to magnetic reconnection in the atmospheres of the stars. The brightness increase is... ; a component of a triple Alpha Centauri star system Star system A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other, bound by gravitational attraction. A large number of stars bound by gravitation is generally called a star cluster or galaxy, although, broadly speaking, they are also star systems.-Binary star systems:A stellar...
WASP-41					11.6		587	G8V	has a transiting planet (b)
Krzeminski's Star Krzeminski's Star Krzeminski's Star is a 20.5 solar mass slightly evolved blue supergiant with a radius of 11.8 solar radii and spectral type O6.5II. It is estimate to be 8 kpc distant...					13.25		26000	O6.5II	Optical component of eclipsing X-ray binary star Centaurus X-3 Centaurus X-3 Centaurus X-3 is an X-ray pulsar with a period of 4.84 seconds. It was the first X-ray pulsar to be discovered, and the third X-ray source to be discovered in the constellation Centaurus.-History:... .
BPM 37093 BPM 37093 BPM 37093 is a variable white dwarf star of the DAV, or ZZ Ceti, type, with a hydrogen atmosphere and an unusually high mass of approximately 1.1 times the Sun's. It is about 50 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Centaurus, and vibrates; these pulsations cause its luminosity to vary...					13.96	13.02	50	DA	Nicknamed Lucy, white dwarf White dwarf A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a small star composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. They are very dense; a white dwarf's mass is comparable to that of the Sun and its volume is comparable to that of the Earth. Its faint luminosity comes from the emission of stored... , variable
2M1207 2M1207 2M1207, 2M1207A or 2MASS J12073346-3932539 is a brown dwarf located in the constellation Centaurus; a companion object, 2M1207b, may be the first extrasolar planetary mass companion to be directly imaged, and is the first discovered orbiting a brown dwarf.2M1207 was discovered during the course of...							192	M8V	2MASSW J1207334-393254; brown dwarf; has a planet 2M1207b 2M1207b 2M1207b is a planetary-mass object orbiting the brown dwarf 2M1207, in the constellation Centaurus, approximately 170 light-years from Earth...

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