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Other stars in Centaurus
- Rigil Kentaurus or Toliman
- Hadar
- Menkent
- γ Centauri
- ε Centauri
- η Centauri
- ζ Centauri
- δ Centauri
- ι Centauri
- μ Centauri
- κ Centauri
- λ Centauri
- ν Centauri
- φ Centauri
- τ Centauri
- υ1 Centauri
- HR5089
- π Centauri
- σ Centauri
- ρ Centauri
- HR5471
- HR5485
- ψ Centauri
- HR4522
- 2 Centauri
- 1 Centauri
- HR4889
- ξ2 Centauri
- HR4537
- HR4888
- HR5358
- υ2 Centauri
- χ Centauri
- HR5378
- HR4546
- HR4618
- HR5041
- HR5035
- HR4975
- HR4460
- HR4817
- HR5172
- HR4831
- HR4940
- HR5241
- 4 Centauri
- HR5297
- HR4732
- HR4979
- ξ1 Centauri
- HR4523
- HR4874
- HR4989
- HR5371
- HR5489
- HR4499
- HR4682
- HR4396
- HR5141
- HR4511
- HR5543
- HR5071
- HR5316
- HR4423
- HR5058
- HR5006
- HR4794
- ο1 Centauri
- HR4600
- HR4327
- HR4475
- HR4487
- HR5174
- ο2 Centauri
- HR4913
- HR4413
- HR4409
- HR5349
- HR4973
- HR5207
- HR4466
- HR4519
- HR4415
- HR4652
- HR5048
- HR5558
- HR4712
- HR4620
- HR4350
- HR5140
- HR4453
- HR4526
- HR4748
- HR4476
- HR5176
- HR4906
- HR5026
- HR4625
- HR4462
- HR5222
- HR4502
- HR5376
- HR5308
- HR4551
- HR4941
- HR5136
- HR5318
- HR5113
- HR4447
- HR5466
- HR5060
- HR4541
- HR5230
- HR4463
- HR4951
- HR4724
- HR4872
- HR5449
- HR4624
- HR4360
- HR4648
- HR5206
- HR5029
- HR4788
- HR5130
- HR4398
- HR4970
- HR4714
- HR4796
- HR4354
- HR4417
- HR5549
- HR5239
- HR4472
- HR5036
- HR5008
- HR4818
- HR4850
- HR5439
- HR4996
- HR4988
- HR5217
- HR4903
- HR5585
- HR4411
- HR4985
- HR5121
- HR5175
- HR5251
- HR4563
- HR5266
- HR4885
- HR5357
- HR5508
- HR4497
- HR5419
- HR5157
- HR5155
- HR4879
- HR4508
- HR5118
- HR4944
- HR5236
- HR5296
- HR5134
- HR5151
- HR5124
- HR5027
- HR4755
- HR4922
- HR5456
- HR5519
- HR4582
- HR5147
- HR4556
- HR5562
- HR4631
- HR4965
- 3 Centauri
- HR5428
- HR4513
- HR5223
- HR4721
- HR4353
- HR5269
- HR5311
- HR5212
- HR4403
- HR4393
- HR4568
- HR5446
- HR5259
- HR5234
- HR5572
- HR4675
- HR5092
- HR5038
- HR4991
- HR4980
- HR5278
- HR4524
- HR5294
- HR5034
- HR5024
- HR5268
- HR5016
- HR4999
- HR5224
- HR5286
- HR4364
- HR5587
- HR5043
- HR4982
- HR4612
- HR4637
- HR4882
- HR4871
- HR4718
- HR4938
- HR4516
- HR4570
- HR4734
- HR4658
- HR5135
- HR4372
- HR5063
- HR5542
- HR4318
- HR5461
- HR5061
- HR5325
- HR4470
- HR4321
- HR5398
- HR4972
- HR4880
- HR5103
- HR5292
- HR5208
- HR5400
- HR5561
- HR4619
- HR5474
- HR4782
- HR4438
- HR5039
- HR5326
- HR4838
- HR5319
- HR5417
- HR4713
- HR5432
- HR5065
- HR5289
- HR5152
- HR5281
- HR5122
- HR4939
- HR5198
- HR5104
- HR4836
- HR5403
- HR4557
- HR5158
- HR5579
- HR5046
- HR5252
- HR5117
- HR5237
- HR5171
- HR5189
- HR4947
- HR5348
- HR5337
- HR5431
- HR4636
- HR4376
- HR4577
- HR5421
ι Centauri (iota Centauri)
Below the horizon.
Rise: 17:20 | Tran: 18:38 | Set: 19:57
Alt: -6.41°
Az: 214.12°
Direction: South-West
ι Centauri is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Centaurus.
ι Centauri visual magnitude is 2.75. Because of its brightness, ι Centauri is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.
DSS2 image of ι Centauri. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Centauri during the next
1000 years (-5.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.42 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ι Centauri (iota Centauri).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ι Centauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ι Centauri.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ι Centauri is distant 58.59 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's ι Centauri (iota Centauri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):