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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.
Hadar (Beta Centauri) is a bright star in this constellation that is possibly never seen in Chinese sky. The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 半人馬座 ( bàn rén mǎ zuò ), meaning "the centaur constellation".
Sigma Sagittarii (σ Sgr) ("Nunki") is the constellation's second-brightest star at magnitude 2.08. Nunki is a B2V star approximately 260 light-years away. [6] "Nunki" is a Babylonian name of uncertain origin, but thought to represent the sacred Babylonian city of Eridu on the Euphrates, which would make Nunki the oldest star name currently in ...
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Korean Star Map Stone: c. 17th century-- Korean Star Map: c. 17th century-- Ceramic Ink Sink Cover: c. 17th century: Showing Big Dipper [40] Korean Star Map Cube 方星圖: Philippus Maria Grimardi: c. early 18th century-- Star Chart preserved in Japan based on a book from China 天経或問: You Ziliu 游子六: 1730: A Northern Sky Chart in ...
Theta Centauri or θ Centauri, officially named Menkent (/ ˈ m ɛ ŋ k ɛ n t /), [9] [10] is a single [11] star in the southern constellation of Centaurus, the centaur.With an apparent visual magnitude of +2.06, [2] it is the fourth-brightest member of the constellation.
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