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Tau Centauri

Tau Centauri is a solitary star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from τ Centauri, and abbreviated Tau Cen or τ Cen. This star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.86. The distance to this star, based upon an annual parallax shift of 24.3 mas, is 131 light years.…

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Apparent magnitude (V)
+3.86
B−V color index
+0.06
Constellation
Centaurus
Declination
−48° 32′ 28.70″
Right ascension
12h 37m 42.164s
Spectral type
A0 V or A1 IVnn

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Tau Centauri

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Avg. degree1.91
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Tau Centauri

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Apparent magnitude (V) · 1
Tau Centauri → +3.86
B−V color index · 1
Tau Centauri → +0.06
Constellation · 1
Tau Centauri → Centaurus
Declination · 1
Tau Centauri → −48° 32′ 28.70″
Right ascension · 1
Tau Centauri → 12h 37m 42.164s
Spectral type · 1
Tau Centauri → A0 V or A1 IVnn
U−B color index · 1
Tau Centauri → +0.04
is a · 1
Tau Centauri → solitary star in the southern constellation of Centaurus

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star centauri radius centaurus tau years estimated constellation distance parallax mass cen apparent magnitude 86 a0 a1 ivnn rotational velocity

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Tau CentauriApparent magnitude (V)+3.861.00infobox
Tau CentauriB−V color index+0.061.00infobox
Tau CentauriConstellationCentaurus1.00infobox
Tau CentauriDeclination−48° 32′ 28.70″1.00infobox
Tau CentauriRight ascension12h 37m 42.164s1.00infobox
Tau CentauriSpectral typeA0 V or A1 IVnn1.00infobox
Tau CentauriU−B color index+0.041.00infobox
Tau Centauriis asolitary star in the southern constellation of Centaurus0.90text

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