Rho Cen
HIP 59449; Rho Cen
DoubleStar
Cen
Visible
Level 6
Professional/Research - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
3.96
Spectral Type
B3V
Star Color
Blue-white
(B-V -0.15)
Distance
375 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
12h 11m 39.1s
Dec
-52° 22' 07.0"
Constellation
Cen
HR
4638
HIP
59449
Bayer
Rho
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Multiple Star System
Separation
0.1″
Companion Mag
5.4
Position Angle
36°
Star Colors
A: Blue-white
Discoverer
RIZ 2
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Stellar Notes
Probable member of Sco-Cen cluster; lower Cen group of Sco-Cen assoc.; member of Pleiades group.
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