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Centaurus / s ɛ n ˈ t ɔːr ə s,-ˈ t ɑːr-/ is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations , Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations .
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]
The depictions of the constellations in Urania's Mirror are redrawings from those in Alexander Jamieson's A Celestial Atlas, published about three years earlier, and include unique attributes differing from Jamieson's sky atlas, including the new constellation of Noctua the owl, and Norma Nilotica – a measuring device for the Nile floods – held by Aquarius the water bearer.
Przybylski's Star (pronounced / p ʃ ɪ ˈ b ɪ l s k iː z / or / ʃ ɪ ˈ b ɪ l s k iː z /), or HD 101065, is a rapidly oscillating Ap star at roughly 356 light-years (109 parsecs) from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus.
The Alpha Centaurids are a meteor shower in the constellation Centaurus, peaking in early February each year. The average magnitude is around 2.5, with a peak of about three meteors an hour. [2] They have been observed since 1969, with a single possible recorded observation in 1938. [3]
NGC 4709 is an elliptical galaxy [3] located in the constellation Centaurus. [4] It is considered to be a member of the Centaurus Cluster [5] [6] and is the dominant member of a small group of galaxies known as "Cen 45" [7] which is currently merging with the main Centaurus Cluster (Cen 30) [8] even though the two subclusters' line of sight redshift velocities differ by about 1500 km/s. [9]