T Cen
Excellent (74/100)
HIP 66825
VariableStar
Cen
Visible
Level 1
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.05
Range
5.56 - 8.44
Period
184 days
Variable Type
RV Tauri (Pulsating Supergiant)
Spectral Type
K0e-M4IIe
Star Color
Red
(B-V 1.44)
Position & Identifiers
RA
13h 41m 45.7s
Dec
-33° 35' 49.0"
Constellation
Cen
HR
5147
HIP
66825
Variable ID
T Cen
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Stellar Notes
SRa 5.5 - 9.0v, 90.44d. Amp. 2.04V, 0.32(B-V), 1.09(U-B). Spectrum variable.
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