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TimezoneAmerica/Belize
Sunrise: 5:29 
Transit: 11:59 
Sunset: 18:29
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φ Centauri (phi Centauri)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:32 | Tran: 18:32 | Set: 23:28
Alt: -27.14°   Az: 230.53°   Direction: South-West

φ Centauri is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

φ Centauri visual magnitude is 3.83. Because of its moderate brightness, φ 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 φ Centauri (phi Centauri) star
DSS2 image of φ Centauri. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Centauri during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 59m 50s
-42° 13’ 27”
07h 27m 44s
21h 27m 34s

J2000

13h 58m 16s
-42° 06’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

315.98°
19.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ Centauri (phi Centauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.83
Sub-giant

-1.94
B2IV
13831K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Centauri is distant 465.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

142.65
465.05
6 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/y
-0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

φ Centauri
(phi Centauri)
SAO224577
SAO224577

Visibility from Your Location

Today's φ Centauri (phi Centauri) rise, transit and set times from Placencia, Belize are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Belize):

Azimuth: 132.2°
Max altitude: 31.3°
Azimuth: 227.8°