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α Cen C, V645 Cen; nearest star; flare star; a component of the triple Alpha Centauri star system: WASP-130: 13 h 32 m 25.0 s: −42° 28′ 31″ 11.1: 587: G6: has a transiting planet WASP-108: 13 h 03 m 19.0 s: −49° 38′ 23″ 11.2: 718: F9: has a transiting planet WASP-41: 12 h 42 m 28.5 s: −30° 38′ 24″ 11.6: 587: G8V: has two ...
Centaurus also has many dimmer double stars and binary stars. 3 Centauri is a double star with a blue-white hued primary of magnitude 4.5 and a secondary of magnitude 6.0. The primary is 344 light-years away. [2] Centaurus is home to many variable stars.
α Centauri C was discovered in 1915 by Robert T. A. Innes, [38] who suggested that it be named Proxima Centaurus, [39] from Latin 'the nearest [star] of Centaurus'. [40] The name Proxima Centauri later became more widely used and is now listed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as the approved proper name; [ 41 ] [ 42 ] it is ...
Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop from his home in Parramatta , in New South Wales, Australia.
Pages in category "Centaurus" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 238 total. ... List of stars in Centaurus; 0–9. 1 Centauri; 2 ...
The number used to identify stars in navigation publications and star charts. [Note 2] Common name The name of the star commonly used navigation publications and star charts. Bayer designation: Another name of the star which combines a Greek letter with the possessive form of its constellation's Latin name. Etymology of common name
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
Map showing the location of NGC 3766. NGC 3766 (also known as Caldwell 97) is an open star cluster in the southern constellation Centaurus.It is located in the vast star-forming region known as the Carina molecular cloud, and was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille during his astrometric survey in 1751–1752. [2]