Zeta Cen
HIP 68002; Zeta Cen
Star
Cen
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Level 1
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
2.55
Variable Type
Ellipsoidal Variable
Spectral Type
B2.5 IV
Star Color
Blue
(B-V -0.22)
Distance
381.8 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
13h 55m 32.4s
Dec
-47° 17' 18.0"
Constellation
Cen
HR
5231
HIP
68002
Bayer
Zeta
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Stellar Notes
Expanding circumstellar shell.
8.024d, K 110.7k/s, V0 +6.5k/s, msin3i 6.29, asini 10.6.
Color excess E(B-V) = -0.02.
Member of Pleiades group.
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