Beta Centauri
(Hadar, Agena)
(second brightest star in Centaurus)
Beta Centauri (Hadar or Agena)
is a variable star in the southern sky
with magnitude +0.6.
It is a triple star and
a double-line spectroscopic binary,
including two nearly-equal stars orbiting
in 357 days, roughly 4 AU apart,
with a third star considerably further from them.
The pair are giant stars and all three
are B-type stars.
Characteristics:
(star,bright star,binary star,variable star,giant star)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Centauri
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=beta+centauri
Redshift | Parsecs /Distance | Lightyears /Lookback Years | | |
~0 | 120pc | 390ly | | Beta Centauri |
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Coordinates: | Beta Centauri J140349.40535-602222.9266 |
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Referenced by page:
B-type star (B)
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