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6em; top: -1.5em; left: 0.5em; text-align: left;"><span style="padding: 1px;"></span></div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div>Location of κ Centauri (circled)</div></td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFC0;" colspan="2">Observation data<br /><a href="/wiki/Epoch_(astronomy)" title="Epoch (astronomy)">Epoch</a> <a href="/wiki/J2000.0" class="mw-redirect" title="J2000.0">J2000.0</a>      <a href="/wiki/Equinox_(celestial_coordinates)" title="Equinox (celestial coordinates)">Equinox</a> <a href="/wiki/J2000.0" class="mw-redirect" title="J2000.0">J2000.0</a> </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Constellation" title="Constellation">Constellation</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Centaurus" title="Centaurus">Centaurus</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Right_ascension" title="Right ascension">Right ascension</a></span> </th> <td><span class="nowrap">14<sup>h</sup> 59<sup>m</sup> 09.68494<sup>s</sup></span><sup id="cite_ref-aaa474_2_653_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa474_2_653-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Declination" title="Declination">Declination</a> </th> <td>−42° 06′ 15.1069″ </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Apparent_magnitude" title="Apparent magnitude">Apparent magnitude</a> (V)</span> </th> <td>+3.14<sup id="cite_ref-apjs15_459_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apjs15_459-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #FFFFC0; text-align: center;" colspan="2">Characteristics </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Stellar_classification" title="Stellar classification">Spectral type</a> </th> <td>B2 IV<sup id="cite_ref-an330_4_317_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-an330_4_317-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th style="text-align:left">U−B <a href="/wiki/Color_index" title="Color index">color index</a> </th> <td>−0.805<sup id="cite_ref-apjs15_459_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apjs15_459-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th style="text-align:left">B−V <a href="/wiki/Color_index" title="Color index">color index</a> </th> <td>−0.204<sup id="cite_ref-apjs15_459_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apjs15_459-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Variable_star" title="Variable star">Variable type</a> </th> <td>Candidate <a href="/wiki/Beta_Cephei_variable" title="Beta Cephei variable">β Cep</a><sup id="cite_ref-asp2002_204_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asp2002_204-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr><th style="background-color: #FFFFC0; text-align: center;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Astrometry" title="Astrometry">Astrometry</a></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align: center"></th></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Radial_velocity" title="Radial velocity">Radial velocity</a> (R<sub>v</sub>)</b></td><td>+8.0<sup id="cite_ref-rgcrv_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rgcrv-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> km/s</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Proper_motion" title="Proper motion">Proper motion</a> (μ)</b></td><td> <abbr title="Right Ascension">RA:</abbr> −17.62<sup id="cite_ref-aaa474_2_653_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa474_2_653-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Milliarcsecond" class="mw-redirect" title="Milliarcsecond">mas</a>/<a href="/wiki/Year" title="Year">yr</a> <br /> <abbr title="Declination">Dec.:</abbr> −22.51<sup id="cite_ref-aaa474_2_653_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa474_2_653-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Milliarcsecond" class="mw-redirect" title="Milliarcsecond">mas</a>/<a href="/wiki/Year" title="Year">yr</a> </td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Stellar_parallax" title="Stellar parallax">Parallax</a> (π)</b></td><td>8.51 ± 0.54 <a href="/wiki/Milliarcsecond" class="mw-redirect" title="Milliarcsecond">mas</a><sup id="cite_ref-aaa474_2_653_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa474_2_653-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Distance_(astronomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Distance (astronomy)">Distance</a></b></td><td>380 ± 20 <a href="/wiki/Light-year" title="Light-year">ly</a> <br />(118 ± 7 <a href="/wiki/Parsec" title="Parsec">pc</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Absolute_magnitude" title="Absolute magnitude">Absolute magnitude</a> (M<sub>V</sub>)</b></td><td>–2.2<sup id="cite_ref-aaa216_1_44_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa216_1_44-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align: center"></th></tr> <tr><th style="background-color: #FFFFC0; text-align: center;" colspan="2">Details</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align: center">κ Cen A</th></tr><tr style="vertical-align:baseline;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Stellar_mass" title="Stellar mass">Mass</a></b></td><td><span class="nowrap">7.2 ± 0.5</span><sup id="cite_ref-an330_4_317_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-an330_4_317-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Solar_mass" title="Solar mass"><var>M</var><sub>☉</sub></a></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:baseline;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Radius" title="Radius">Radius</a></b></td><td><span class="nowrap">4.4 ± 0.7</span><sup id="cite_ref-an330_4_317_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-an330_4_317-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Solar_radius" title="Solar radius"><var>R</var><sub>☉</sub></a></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:baseline;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Luminosity" title="Luminosity">Luminosity</a></b></td><td>2,500<sup id="cite_ref-an330_4_317_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-an330_4_317-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Solar_luminosity" title="Solar luminosity"><var>L</var><sub>☉</sub></a></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:baseline;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Surface_gravity" title="Surface gravity">Surface gravity</a> (log <i>g</i>)</b></td><td><span class="nowrap">4.02 ± 0.20</span><sup id="cite_ref-an330_4_317_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-an330_4_317-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Centimetre%E2%80%93gram%E2%80%93second_system_of_units" title="Centimetre–gram–second system of units">cgs</a></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:baseline;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Effective_temperature" title="Effective temperature">Temperature</a></b></td><td><span class="nowrap">19,800 ± 900</span><sup id="cite_ref-an330_4_317_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-an330_4_317-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kelvin" title="Kelvin">K</a></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:baseline;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Projected_rotational_velocity" class="mw-redirect" title="Projected rotational velocity">Rotational velocity</a> (<i>v</i> sin <i>i</i>)</b></td><td>10<sup id="cite_ref-coapa239_1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coapa239_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> km/s</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:baseline;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Stellar_evolution" title="Stellar evolution">Age</a></b></td><td><span class="nowrap">18.2 ± 3.2</span><sup id="cite_ref-mnras410_1_190_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mnras410_1_190-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Megayear" class="mw-redirect" title="Megayear">Myr</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align: center">κ Cen B</th></tr><tr style="vertical-align:baseline;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/Stellar_mass" title="Stellar mass">Mass</a></b></td><td>5<sup id="cite_ref-aaa474_1_77_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa474_1_77-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Solar_mass" title="Solar mass"><var>M</var><sub>☉</sub></a></td></tr> <tr><th style="background-color: #FFFFC0; text-align: center;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Star_catalogue" title="Star catalogue">Other designations</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><div style="width: 250px;"> <a href="/wiki/Cordoba_Durchmusterung" class="mw-redirect" title="Cordoba Durchmusterung">CD</a>−41°9342,<a href="/wiki/Fifth_Fundamental_Catalogue" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Fundamental Catalogue">FK5</a> 553, <a href="/wiki/Henry_Draper_Catalogue" title="Henry Draper Catalogue">HD</a> 132200, <a href="/wiki/Hipparcos_catalogue" class="mw-redirect" title="Hipparcos catalogue">HIP</a> 73334, <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Revised_catalogue" class="mw-redirect" title="Harvard Revised catalogue">HR</a> 5576, <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Astrophysical_Observatory_catalogue" class="mw-redirect" title="Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory catalogue">SAO</a> 225344.<sup id="cite_ref-SIMBAD_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SIMBAD-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </div></td></tr> <tr><th style="background-color: #FFFFC0; text-align: center;" colspan="2">Database references</th></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top;"><td><b><a href="/wiki/SIMBAD" title="SIMBAD">SIMBAD</a></b></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=kap+Cen">data</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Kappa Centauri</b> (κ Cen, κ Centauri) is a <a href="/wiki/Binary_star" title="Binary star">binary star</a> in the southern <a href="/wiki/Constellation" title="Constellation">constellation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Centaurus" title="Centaurus">Centaurus</a>. With an <a href="/wiki/Apparent_visual_magnitude" class="mw-redirect" title="Apparent visual magnitude">apparent visual magnitude</a> of +3.14,<sup id="cite_ref-apjs15_459_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apjs15_459-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it can be viewed with the naked eye on a dark night. <a href="/wiki/Parallax" title="Parallax">Parallax</a> measurements place it at an estimated distance of 380 <a href="/wiki/Light-year" title="Light-year">light-years</a> (120 <a href="/wiki/Parsec" title="Parsec">parsecs</a>) from <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-aaa474_2_653_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa474_2_653-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This is a <a href="/wiki/Spectroscopic_binary" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectroscopic binary">spectroscopic binary</a> system where the presence of an orbiting companion is revealed by shifts in the <a href="/wiki/Absorption_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Absorption line">absorption lines</a> caused by the <a href="/wiki/Doppler_effect" title="Doppler effect">Doppler effect</a>. The primary component is a huge star, with about seven times the Sun's mass and four times the Sun's radius.<sup id="cite_ref-an330_4_317_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-an330_4_317-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a <a href="/wiki/Stellar_classification" title="Stellar classification">stellar classification</a> of B2 IV,<sup id="cite_ref-an330_4_317_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-an330_4_317-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> indicating that it is in the <a href="/wiki/Subgiant_star" class="mw-redirect" title="Subgiant star">subgiant</a> stage of its <a href="/wiki/Stellar_evolution" title="Stellar evolution">stellar evolution</a>. An <a href="/wiki/Effective_temperature" title="Effective temperature">effective temperature</a> of 19,800 K<sup id="cite_ref-an330_4_317_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-an330_4_317-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the outer envelope is what gives it the blue-white hue of a B-type star.<sup id="cite_ref-csiro_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csiro-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KapCenLightCurve.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/KapCenLightCurve.png/220px-KapCenLightCurve.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/KapCenLightCurve.png/330px-KapCenLightCurve.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/KapCenLightCurve.png/440px-KapCenLightCurve.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="975" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Light_curve" title="Light curve">light curve</a> for Kappa Centauri, plotted from <i><a href="/wiki/Transiting_Exoplanet_Survey_Satellite" title="Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite">TESS</a> data.<sup id="cite_ref-MAST_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MAST-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></figcaption></figure> <p>The primary is a candidate <a href="/wiki/Beta_Cephei_variable" title="Beta Cephei variable">Beta Cephei variable</a> that shows line-profile variations in its <a href="/wiki/Stellar_spectrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Stellar spectrum">spectrum</a>. However, the nature of the variability remains uncertain because of the binary nature of the system.<sup id="cite_ref-asp2002_204_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asp2002_204-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2007, the secondary component was separated from the primary by 0.128 <a href="/wiki/Arcsecond" class="mw-redirect" title="Arcsecond">arcseconds</a> at a <a href="/wiki/Position_angle" title="Position angle">position angle</a> of 156°. It has about 68% of the mass of the primary.<sup id="cite_ref-aaa474_1_77_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa474_1_77-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This system is a <a href="/wiki/Proper_motion" title="Proper motion">proper motion</a> member of the Upper Centaurus–Lupus sub-group in the <a href="/wiki/Scorpius%E2%80%93Centaurus_association" title="Scorpius–Centaurus association">Scorpius–Centaurus</a> <a href="/wiki/Stellar_association" title="Stellar association">OB association</a>, the nearest such co-moving association of massive stars to the Sun.<sup id="cite_ref-aaa216_1_44_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aaa216_1_44-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Chinese_astronomy" title="Chinese astronomy">Chinese</a>, <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">騎官</span></span> (<span title="Chinese-language text"><i lang="zh-Latn">Qí Guān</i></span>), meaning <i><a href="/wiki/Root_(Chinese_constellation)" title="Root (Chinese constellation)">Imperial Guards</a></i>, refers to an asterism consisting of κ Centauri, <a href="/wiki/Gamma_Lupi" title="Gamma Lupi">γ Lupi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delta_Lupi" title="Delta Lupi">δ Lupi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beta_Lupi" title="Beta Lupi">β Lupi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lambda_Lupi" title="Lambda Lupi">λ Lupi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epsilon_Lupi" title="Epsilon Lupi">ε Lupi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mu_Lupi" title="Mu Lupi">μ Lup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pi_Lupi" title="Pi Lupi">π Lupi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omicron_Lupi" title="Omicron Lupi">ο Lupi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Lupi" title="Alpha Lupi">α Lupi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consequently, the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_star_names" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese star names">Chinese name</a> for κ Centauri itself is <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">騎官三</span></span> (<span title="Chinese-language text"><i lang="zh-Latn">Qí Guān sān</i></span>, English: <span lang="en">the Third Star of Imperial Guards</span>.).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From this Chinese name, the name <b>Ke Kwan</b> has appeared.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kappa_Centauri&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_star_names#Centaurus" class="mw-redirect" 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px"><a href="/wiki/Bayer_designation" title="Bayer designation">Bayer</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Centauri" title="Alpha Centauri">α</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Centauri_A" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpha Centauri A">A (Rigil Kentaurus)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Centauri_B" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpha Centauri B">B (Toliman)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proxima_Centauri" title="Proxima Centauri">C (Proxima Centauri)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beta_Centauri" title="Beta Centauri">β (Hadar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamma_Centauri" title="Gamma Centauri">γ (Muhlifain)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Centauri" title="Delta Centauri">δ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_Centauri" title="Epsilon Centauri">ε</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeta_Centauri" title="Zeta Centauri">ζ (Alnair)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eta_Centauri" title="Eta Centauri">η</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theta_Centauri" title="Theta Centauri">θ (Menkent)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iota_Centauri" title="Iota Centauri">ι</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">κ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lambda_Centauri" title="Lambda Centauri">λ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mu_Centauri" title="Mu Centauri">μ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nu_Centauri" title="Nu Centauri">ν</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xi1_Centauri" title="Xi1 Centauri">ξ<sup>1</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xi2_Centauri" title="Xi2 Centauri">ξ<sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omicron1_Centauri" title="Omicron1 Centauri">ο<sup>1</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omicron2_Centauri" title="Omicron2 Centauri">ο<sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pi_Centauri" title="Pi Centauri">π</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rho_Centauri" title="Rho Centauri">ρ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigma_Centauri" title="Sigma Centauri">σ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tau_Centauri" title="Tau Centauri">τ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upsilon1_Centauri" title="Upsilon1 Centauri">υ<sup>1</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upsilon2_Centauri" title="Upsilon2 Centauri">υ<sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phi_Centauri" title="Phi Centauri">φ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chi_Centauri" title="Chi Centauri">χ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psi_Centauri" title="Psi Centauri">ψ</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px"><a href="/wiki/Flamsteed_designation" title="Flamsteed designation">Flamsteed</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1_Centauri" title="1 Centauri">1 (i)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_Centauri" title="2 Centauri">2 (g)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3_Centauri" title="3 Centauri">3 (k)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_Centauri" title="4 Centauri">4 (h)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px"><a href="/wiki/Variable_star_designation" class="mw-redirect" title="Variable star designation">Variable</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R_Centauri" title="R Centauri">R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T_Centauri" title="T Centauri">T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U_Centauri" title="U Centauri">U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_Centauri" title="V Centauri">V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y_Centauri" title="Y Centauri">Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RR_Centauri" title="RR Centauri">RR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SV_Centauri" title="SV Centauri">SV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SX_Centauri" title="SX Centauri">SX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BV_Centauri" title="BV Centauri">BV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DY_Centauri" title="DY Centauri">DY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UY_Centauri" title="UY Centauri">UY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V346_Centauri" title="V346 Centauri">V346</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V744_Centauri" title="V744 Centauri">V744</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V752_Centauri" title="V752 Centauri">V752</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_125823" title="HD 125823">V761 (a)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V763_Centauri" title="V763 Centauri">V763 (C<sup>1</sup>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HR_5171" title="HR 5171">V766</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centaurus_X-3" title="Centaurus X-3">V779</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V803_Centauri" title="V803 Centauri">V803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V810_Centauri" title="V810 Centauri">V810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Przybylski%27s_Star" title="Przybylski's Star">V816 (Przybylski's Star)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V831_Centauri" title="V831 Centauri">V831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V842_Centauri" title="V842 Centauri">V842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_101584" title="HD 101584">V885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BPM_37093" title="BPM 37093">V886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_105382" title="HD 105382">V863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H_Centauri" title="H Centauri">V945 (H)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PDS_70" title="PDS 70">V1032</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V1369_Centauri" title="V1369 Centauri">V1369</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V1400_Centauri" title="V1400 Centauri">V1400</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px"><a href="/wiki/Bright_Star_Catalogue" title="Bright Star Catalogue">HR</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HD_100673" title="HD 100673">4460 (A)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_100825" title="HD 100825">4466 (C<sup>2</sup>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C3_Centauri" title="C3 Centauri">4476 (C<sup>3</sup>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_101570" title="HD 101570">4499</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_102350" title="HD 102350">4522</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_102365" title="HD 102365">4523</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_102776" title="HD 102776">4537 (j)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_102964" title="HD 102964">4546 (B)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E_Centauri" title="E Centauri">4620 (E)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D_Centauri" title="D Centauri">4652 (D)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F_Centauri" title="F Centauri">4682 (F)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X1_Centauri" title="X1 Centauri">4712 (x<sup>1</sup>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_108063" title="HD 108063">4721</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X2_Centauri" title="X2 Centauri">4724 (x<sup>2</sup>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G_Centauri" title="G Centauri">4732 (G)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_108541" title="HD 108541">4748 (u)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HR_4796" title="HR 4796">4796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_110073" title="HD 110073">4817 (l)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_110458" title="HD 110458">4831 (w)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_111597" title="HD 111597">4874 (p)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_111915" title="HD 111915">4888 (e)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_111968" title="HD 111968">4889 (n)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_113703" title="HD 113703">4940 (f)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_114613" title="HD 114613">4979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_114837" title="HD 114837">4989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_115310" title="HD 115310">5006 (r)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J_Centauri" title="J Centauri">5035 (J)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_116243" title="HD 116243">5041 (m)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K_Centauri" title="K Centauri">5071 (K)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_117440" title="HD 117440">5089 (d)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q_Centauri" title="Q Centauri">5141 (Q)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M_Centauri" title="M Centauri">5172 (M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_119921" title="HD 119921">5174 (z)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N_Centauri" title="N Centauri">5207 (N)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_120987" title="HD 120987">5222 (y)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_121056" title="HD 121056">5224</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_121474" title="HD 121474">5241</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_123569" title="HD 123569">5297</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_125288" title="HD 125288">5358 (v)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_125628" title="HD 125628">5371</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_129116" title="HD 129116">5471 (b)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_129456" title="HD 129456">5485 (c<sup>1</sup>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_129685" title="HD 129685">5489 (c<sup>2</sup>)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Draper_Catalogue" title="Henry Draper Catalogue">HD</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HD_97413" title="HD 97413">97413</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_98176" title="HD 98176">98176</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_100453" title="HD 100453">100453</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_101930" title="HD 101930">101930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_102117" title="HD 102117">102117 (Uklun)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_103197" title="HD 103197">103197</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_107914" title="HD 107914">107914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_108236" title="HD 108236">108236</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_109749" title="HD 109749">109749</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_110113" title="HD 110113">110113</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_113538" title="HD 113538">113538</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_113766" title="HD 113766">113766</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_114386" title="HD 114386">114386</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_114729" title="HD 114729">114729</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_115600" title="HD 115600">115600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HIP_65426" class="mw-redirect" title="HIP 65426">116434</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_117207" title="HD 117207">117207</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_117618" title="HD 117618">117618 (Dofida)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_121228" title="HD 121228">121228</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_121504" title="HD 121504">121504</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_124448" title="HD 124448">124448</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_125072" title="HD 125072">125072</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_125595" title="HD 125595">125595</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_131399" title="HD 131399">131399</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2MASS_J11263991%E2%88%925003550" title="2MASS J11263991−5003550">2MASS J1126−5003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2M1207" title="2M1207">2M1207</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaia_BH2" title="Gaia BH2">Gaia BH2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GJ_3737" class="mw-redirect" title="GJ 3737">GJ 3737</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J1407b" title="J1407b">J1407b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PSR_B1259%E2%88%9263/LS_2883" title="PSR B1259−63/LS 2883">PSR B1259−63/LS 2883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PSR_J1311%E2%80%933430" title="PSR J1311–3430">PSR J1311–3430</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WASP-15" title="WASP-15">WASP-15 (Nyamien)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WASP-41" title="WASP-41">WASP-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WASP-42" title="WASP-42">WASP-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CD%E2%88%9234_8618" title="CD−34 8618">WASP-167/KELT-13</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Exoplanets" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:151px;background: #ddddff;"><a href="/wiki/Exoplanet" title="Exoplanet">Exoplanets</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2M1207b" title="2M1207b">2M1207b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B_Centauri_b" title="B Centauri b">b Centauri b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_102117_b" title="HD 102117 b">HD 102117 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_103197_b" title="HD 103197 b">HD 103197 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_109749_b" title="HD 109749 b">HD 109749 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_101930_b" title="HD 101930 b">HD 101930 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_113538_b" title="HD 113538 b">HD 113538 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_113538_c" title="HD 113538 c">c</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_114386_b" title="HD 114386 b">HD 114386 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_114729_b" title="HD 114729 b">HD 114729 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_117207_b" title="HD 117207 b">HD 117207 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_117618_b" title="HD 117618 b">HD 117618 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_121504_b" title="HD 121504 b">HD 121504 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HIP_65426_b" title="HIP 65426 b">HIP 65426 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HIP_67522_b" title="HIP 67522 b">HIP 67522 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proxima_Centauri_b" title="Proxima Centauri b">Proxima Centauri b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proxima_Centauri_c" title="Proxima Centauri c">c</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proxima_Centauri_d" title="Proxima Centauri d">d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WASP-15b" title="WASP-15b">WASP-15b</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Star_clusters" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:151px;background: #ddddff;"><a href="/wiki/Star_cluster" title="Star cluster">Star clusters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IC_2944" title="IC 2944">IC 2944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_3766" title="NGC 3766">NGC 3766</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4230" title="NGC 4230">NGC 4230</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5286" title="NGC 5286">NGC 5286</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5281" title="NGC 5281">NGC 5281</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5316" title="NGC 5316">NGC 5316</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5460" title="NGC 5460">NGC 5460</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5617" title="NGC 5617">NGC 5617</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5662" title="NGC 5662">NGC 5662</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omega_Centauri" title="Omega Centauri">ω</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scorpius%E2%80%93Centaurus_association" title="Scorpius–Centaurus association">Scorpius–Centaurus association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stock_16" title="Stock 16">Stock 16</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Nebulae" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:151px;background: #ddddff;"><a href="/wiki/Nebula" title="Nebula">Nebulae</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_Nebula" title="Boomerang Nebula">Boomerang Nebula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleming_1" title="Fleming 1">Fleming 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G292.0%2B01.8" title="G292.0+01.8">G292.0+1.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IC_2944" title="IC 2944">IC 2944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_3918" title="NGC 3918">NGC 3918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5307" title="NGC 5307">NGC 5307</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RCW_79" title="RCW 79">RCW 79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Crab_Nebula" title="Southern Crab Nebula">Southern Crab Nebula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SN_185" title="SN 185">SN 185</a> <small>(RCW 86)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SuWt_2" title="SuWt 2">SuWt 2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:55px"><a href="/wiki/Galaxy" title="Galaxy">Galaxies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px"><a href="/wiki/New_General_Catalogue" title="New General Catalogue">NGC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NGC_3783" title="NGC 3783">3783</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4444" title="NGC 4444">4444</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4603" title="NGC 4603">4603</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4622" title="NGC 4622">4622</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4650A" title="NGC 4650A">4650A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4683" title="NGC 4683">4683</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4696" title="NGC 4696">4696</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4706" title="NGC 4706">4706</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4709" title="NGC 4709">4709</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4729" title="NGC 4729">4729</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4730" title="NGC 4730">4730</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4743" title="NGC 4743">4743</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4744" title="NGC 4744">4744</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4945" title="NGC 4945">4945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_4976" title="NGC 4976">4976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5011" title="NGC 5011">5011</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5011A" class="mw-redirect" title="NGC 5011A">A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5026" title="NGC 5026">5026</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5090_and_NGC_5091" title="NGC 5090 and NGC 5091">5090</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5090_and_NGC_5091" title="NGC 5090 and NGC 5091">5091</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5102" title="NGC 5102">5102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5114" title="NGC 5114">5114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centaurus_A" title="Centaurus A">5128 (Centaurus A)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5161" title="NGC 5161">5161</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5253" title="NGC 5253">5253</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5291" title="NGC 5291">5291</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5398" title="NGC 5398">5398</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5408" title="NGC 5408">5408</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGC_5419" title="NGC 5419">5419</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ESO_269-57" title="ESO 269-57">ESO 269-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESO_325-G004" class="mw-redirect" title="ESO 325-G004">ESO 325-G004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESO_383-76" title="ESO 383-76">ESO 383-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESO_444-46" title="ESO 444-46">ESO 444-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourcade-Figueroa_Object" title="Fourcade-Figueroa Object">Fourcade-Figueroa Object</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRAS_13224-3809" title="IRAS 13224-3809">IRAS 13224-3809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PKS_1144-379" title="PKS 1144-379">PKS 1144-379</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PKS_1353%E2%88%92341" title="PKS 1353−341">PKS 1353−341</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PKS_1424-418" title="PKS 1424-418">PKS 1424-418</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Galaxy_clusters" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:151px;background: #ddddff;"><a href="/wiki/Galaxy_cluster" title="Galaxy cluster">Galaxy clusters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abell_S740" title="Abell S740">Abell S740</a></li> <li><a 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