Star
Menkent
θ Centauri · HIP 68933 · Orange giant
True colour from its B–V index (1.01) — a surface around 4,700 K.
Distance
58.8 light-years
Spectral type
K0IIIb
Brightness
mag 2.06
Absolute mag
0.78
Luminosity
43 × Sun
Surface
~4,700 K
Right ascension
14h 06m 41s
Declination
−36° 22′
- Menkent is a orange giant in Centaurus.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.