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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:10 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:42
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3 Centauri

Below the horizon.  Rise: 21:02 | Tran: 23:21 | Set: 1:44
Alt: -8.04°   Az: 135.11°   Direction: South-East

3 Centauri is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

3 Centauri visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, 3 Centauri is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of 3 Centauri star
DSS2 image of 3 Centauri. The red arrow shows the motion of 3 Centauri during the next 10000 years (-9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 53m 18s
-33° 07’ 09”
20h 13m 49s
10h 07m 08s

J2000

13h 51m 50s
-32° 59’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

317.28°
28.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 3 Centauri.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.06
Main-sequence

B8V
10653K

Star System Properties

3 Centauri is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 3 Centauri double sysyem:

6.06
7.56
1.5
7.9 arcsec

Alternative Designations

SAO204917
SAO204917

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 3 Centauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.1°
Max altitude: 5.4°
Azimuth: 236.9°