Theta Centauri
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
|
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 14h06m41.3s |
| Declination | -36°22′07.3″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +2.06 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0IIIb |
| B-V color index | +1.01 |
| U-B color index | +0.88 |
| Variable type | none |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +1.3 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -519.29 mas/yr Dec.: -517.87 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 53.52 ± 0.79 mas |
| Distance | 60.9 ± 0.9 ly (18.7 ± 0.3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.70 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 4 M☉ |
| Radius | 16 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 45 L☉ |
| Temperature | 4,500 K |
| Metallicity | ? |
| Rotation | ? |
| Age | ? years |
| Other designations | |
Theta Centauri (θ Cen / θ Centauri) is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It also has the traditional name Menkent. It is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +2.06 and is approximately 60.94 light years from Earth.
 |
This giant star-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
