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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tau Centauri | Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.86 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tau Centauri | B−V color index | +0.06 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tau Centauri | Constellation | Centaurus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tau Centauri | Declination | −48° 32′ 28.70″ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tau Centauri | Right ascension | 12h 37m 42.164s | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tau Centauri | Spectral type | A0 V or A1 IVnn | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tau Centauri | U−B color index | +0.04 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tau Centauri | is a | solitary star in the southern constellation of Centaurus | 0.90 | text |
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