Star

Rigil Kentaurus

α1 Centauri · HIP 71683 · Yellow main-sequence star

True colour from its B–V index (0.71) — a surface around 5,600 K.

Distance

4.3 light-years

Spectral type

G2V

Brightness

mag -0.01

Absolute mag

4.38

Luminosity

1.5 × Sun

Surface

~5,600 K

Right ascension

14h 39m 37s

Declination

−60° 50′

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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.