Tau Centauri
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 12h 37m 42.16s[1] |
Declination | −48° 32′ 28.7″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.85 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A2V |
U−B color index | +0.03 |
B−V color index | +0.05 |
Variable type | none |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +5 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -186.26 ± 0.39[1] mas/yr Dec.: -6.01 ± 0.33[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 24.85 ± 0.53[1] mas |
Distance | 131 ± 3 ly (40.2 ± 0.9 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.82 |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Tau Centauri (τ Cen, τ Centauri) is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a A-type main-sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +3.85 and is approximately 131 light years from Earth.
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