Centaurus
Centaurus /sɛnˈtɔːrəs/ is a bricht constellation in the soothren sky. Yin o the mucklest constellations, Centaurus wis includit amang the 48 constellations leetit bi the 2nt centuair astronomer Ptolemy, n it remains yin o the 88 modren constellations.
| Constellation | |
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| Abbreviation | Cen |
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| Genitive | Centauri |
| Pronunciation | /sɛnˈtɔːrəs/, genitive /sɛnˈtɔːraɪ/ |
| Seembolism | the Centaur |
| Richt ascension | 11h 05m 20.9415s–15h 03m 11.1071s[1] h |
| Declination | −29.9948788°–−64.6957885°[1]° |
| Area | 1060 sq. deg. (9th) |
| Main starns | 11 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 69 |
| Starns wi planets | 15 |
| Starns brichter than 3.00m | 10 |
| Starns within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 8 |
| Brichtest starn | α Cen (−0.27m) |
| Nearest starn | Proxima Centauri (α Cen C) (4.24 ly, 1.30 pc) |
| Messier objects | 0 |
| Meteor showers | Alpha Centaurids Omicron Centaurids Theta Centaurids |
| Borderin constellations | Antlia Carina Circinus Crux Hydra Libra (corner) Lupus Musca Vela |
| Veesible at latitudes atween +25° an −90°. Best veesible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) durin the month o Mey. | |
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Centaurus, constellation boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 15 Februar 2014.
