Star
Hadar
β Centauri · HIP 68702 · Blue-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.23) — a surface around 14,400 K.
Distance
392 light-years
Spectral type
B1III
Brightness
mag 0.61
Absolute mag
-4.79
Luminosity
7,171 × Sun
Surface
~14,400 K
Right ascension
14h 03m 49s
Declination
−60° 22′
- Hadar is a blue-white giant in Centaurus.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.