Star
Muhlifain
White star · A1IV
γ Centauri · Centaurus
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Gamma Centauri is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus, which is probably part of a wider system together with Tau Centauri. The system is visible to the naked eye as a single point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +2.17; individually they are third-magnitude stars.
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Key facts
Distance
~130 light-years
Apparent mag.
+2.20
Spectral type
A1IV
Luminosity
183 × Sun
Absolute mag.
−0.81
Catalogue
HIP 61932
Spectral type
A1IV
True colour from its B–V index (-0.02): a surface around 10400 K.
Did you know
- Muhlifain is also known as γ Centauri.
- Its spectral type A1IV marks it as a white star.
- It lies in the constellation Centaurus.
