ι Centauri (iota Centauri)
Below the horizon.
Rise: 21:39 | Tran: 22:58 | Set: 0:16
Alt: -38.91°
Az: 257.10°
Direction: West-South-West
ι Centauri is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Centaurus.
ι Centauri visual magnitude is 2.75. Because of its brightness, ι Centauri is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.
DSS2 image of ι Centauri. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Centauri during the next
1000 years (-5.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.42 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ι Centauri (iota Centauri).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for ι Centauri (iota Centauri).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ι Centauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ι Centauri.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ι Centauri is distant 58.59 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's ι Centauri (iota Centauri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):