In Evidence
Other stars in Centaurus
- Rigil Kentaurus or Toliman
- Hadar
- Menkent
- γ Centauri
- ε Centauri
- η Centauri
- ζ Centauri
- δ Centauri
- ι Centauri
- μ Centauri
- κ Centauri
- λ Centauri
- ν Centauri
- φ Centauri
- τ Centauri
- υ1 Centauri
- HR5089
- π Centauri
- σ Centauri
- ρ Centauri
- HR5471
- HR5485
- ψ Centauri
- HR4522
- 2 Centauri
- 1 Centauri
- HR4889
- ξ2 Centauri
- HR4537
- HR4888
- HR5358
- υ2 Centauri
- χ Centauri
- HR5378
- HR4546
- HR4618
- HR5041
- HR5035
- HR4975
- HR4460
- HR4817
- HR5172
- HR4831
- HR4940
- HR5241
- 4 Centauri
- HR5297
- HR4732
- HR4979
- ξ1 Centauri
- HR4523
- HR4874
- HR4989
- HR5371
- HR5489
- HR4499
- HR4682
- HR4396
- HR5141
- HR4511
- HR5543
- HR5071
- HR5316
- HR4423
- HR5058
- HR5006
- HR4794
- ο1 Centauri
- HR4600
- HR4327
- HR4475
- HR4487
- HR5174
- ο2 Centauri
- HR4913
- HR4413
- HR4409
- HR5349
- HR4973
- HR5207
- HR4466
- HR4519
- HR4415
- HR4652
- HR5048
- HR5558
- HR4712
- HR4620
- HR4350
- HR5140
- HR4453
- HR4526
- HR4748
- HR4476
- HR5176
- HR4906
- HR5026
- HR4625
- HR4462
- HR5222
- HR4502
- HR5376
- HR5308
- HR4551
- HR4941
- HR5136
- HR5318
- HR5113
- HR4447
- HR5466
- HR5060
- HR4541
- HR5230
- HR4463
- HR4951
- HR4724
- HR4872
- HR5449
- HR4624
- HR4360
- HR4648
- HR5206
- HR5029
- HR4788
- HR5130
- HR4398
- HR4970
- HR4714
- HR4796
- HR4354
- HR4417
- HR5549
- HR5239
- HR4472
- HR5036
- HR5008
- HR4818
- HR4850
- HR5439
- HR4996
- HR4988
- HR5217
- HR4903
- HR5585
- HR4411
- HR4985
- HR5121
- HR5175
- HR5251
- HR4563
- HR5266
- HR4885
- HR5357
- HR5508
- HR4497
- HR5419
- HR5157
- HR5155
- HR4879
- HR4508
- HR5118
- HR4944
- HR5236
- HR5296
- HR5134
- HR5151
- HR5124
- HR5027
- HR4755
- HR4922
- HR5456
- HR5519
- HR4582
- HR5147
- HR4556
- HR5562
- HR4631
- HR4965
- 3 Centauri
- HR5428
- HR4513
- HR5223
- HR4721
- HR4353
- HR5269
- HR5311
- HR5212
- HR4403
- HR4393
- HR4568
- HR5446
- HR5259
- HR5234
- HR5572
- HR4675
- HR5092
- HR5038
- HR4991
- HR4980
- HR5278
- HR4524
- HR5294
- HR5034
- HR5024
- HR5268
- HR5016
- HR4999
- HR5224
- HR5286
- HR4364
- HR5587
- HR5043
- HR4982
- HR4612
- HR4637
- HR4882
- HR4871
- HR4718
- HR4938
- HR4516
- HR4570
- HR4734
- HR4658
- HR5135
- HR4372
- HR5063
- HR5542
- HR4318
- HR5461
- HR5061
- HR5325
- HR4470
- HR4321
- HR5398
- HR4972
- HR4880
- HR5103
- HR5292
- HR5208
- HR5400
- HR5561
- HR4619
- HR5474
- HR4782
- HR4438
- HR5039
- HR5326
- HR4838
- HR5319
- HR5417
- HR4713
- HR5432
- HR5065
- HR5289
- HR5152
- HR5281
- HR5122
- HR4939
- HR5198
- HR5104
- HR4836
- HR5403
- HR4557
- HR5158
- HR5579
- HR5046
- HR5252
- HR5117
- HR5237
- HR5171
- HR5189
- HR4947
- HR5348
- HR5337
- HR5431
- HR4636
- HR4376
- HR4577
- HR5421
Menkent - θ Centauri (theta Centauri)
Menkent, also designated as θ Centauri (theta Centauri), is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Centaurus.
Menkent visual magnitude is 2.06, making it the 54th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Menkent 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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where Menkent is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Star System Properties
Menkent is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Menkent double sysyem:
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
Menkent is distant 60.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's Menkent - θ Centauri (theta Centauri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):