υ2 Centauri (upsilon2 Centauri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:41 | Tran: 19:16 | Set: 21:52

Alt: 5.88° Az: 168.75° Direction: South

υ2 Centauri is a bright giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Centaurus.

υ2 Centauri visual magnitude is 4.34. Because of its moderate brightness, υ2 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 υ2 Centauri (upsilon2 Centauri) star

DSS2 image of υ2 Centauri. The red arrow shows the motion of υ2 Centauri during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 03m 19s

Declination -45° 43’ 32”

Hour Angle 22h 55m 26s

Sidereal Time 12h 58m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 01m 43s

Declination -45° 36’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 315.6°

Galactic Latitude 15.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for υ2 Centauri (upsilon2 Centauri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.34

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.35

Spectral Type F6II

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where υ2 Centauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of υ2 Centauri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

υ2 Centauri is distant 447.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 137.36

Distance (light year) 447.80

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation υ2 Centauri
(upsilon2 Centauri)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD122223

SAO Catalogue SAO224621

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68523

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-44 9040

Visibility from Your Location

Today's υ2 Centauri (upsilon2 Centauri) rise, transit and set times from Wenfenglu, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 135.7° RISE 16:41

Max altitude: 7.1° TRANSIT 19:16

Azimuth: 224.3° SET 21:52

Name:	Wenfenglu, China
Latitude:	37° 7' 33.2" N
Longitude:	119° 55' 40.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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