Star
η Centauri
HIP 71352 · Blue-white main-sequence star
True colour from its B–V index (-0.16) — a surface around 12,700 K.
Distance
306 light-years
Spectral type
B1Vn + A
Brightness
mag 2.33
Absolute mag
-2.53
Luminosity
895 × Sun
Surface
~12,700 K
Right ascension
14h 35m 30s
Declination
−42° 09′
- η Centauri is a blue-white main-sequence star 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
- ε Centaurimag 2.29
Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.