Star
ε Centauri
HIP 66657 · Blue-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.17) — a surface around 12,900 K.
Distance
428 light-years
Spectral type
B1III
Brightness
mag 2.29
Absolute mag
-3.30
Luminosity
1,815 × Sun
Surface
~12,900 K
Right ascension
13h 39m 53s
Declination
−53° 28′
- ε Centauri is a blue-white giant in Centaurus.
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More stars in Centaurus
- Rigil Kentaurusmag -0.01
- Hadarmag 0.61
- Tolimanmag 1.35
- Menkentmag 2.06
- Muhlifainmag 2.20
- η Centaurimag 2.33
Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.