ο1 Centauri (omicron1 Centauri)
ο1 Centauri is a variable and double supergiant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
ο1 Centauri visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its reltive faintness, ο1 Centauri should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about ο1 Centauri:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ο1 Centauri
ο1 Centauri is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ο1 Centauri are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of ο1 Centauri in the sky:
Visibility of ο1 Centauri from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
ο1 Centauri (omicron1 Centauri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of ο1 Centauri
The image below is a photograph of ο1 Centauri from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ο1 Centauri is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of ο1 Centauri from the Sun and relative movement
ο1 Centauri is distant 3,227.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of ο1 Centauri
ο1 Centauri belongs to spectral class G3 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ο1 Centauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
ο1 Centauri star system properties
ο1 Centauri 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 ο1 Centauri double sysyem: