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χ Centauri (chi Centauri)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -64.89°   Az: 79.44°   Direction: East

χ Centauri is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

χ Centauri visual magnitude is 4.36. Because of its moderate brightness, χ Centauri is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of χ Centauri (chi Centauri) star
DSS2 image of χ Centauri. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Centauri during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 07m 35s
-41° 17’ 55”
14h 14m 55s
04h 22m 31s

J2000

14h 06m 02s
-41° 10’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

317.73°
19.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Centauri (chi Centauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.36
Main-sequence

-1.32
B2V
13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ Centauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of χ Centauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Centauri is distant 445.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

136.80
445.96
12 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/y
-0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

χ Centauri
(chi Centauri)
SAO224673
SAO224673

Visibility from Your Location

χ Centauri (chi Centauri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK