Centaurus sen TAR us The Centaur
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Alpha
Centauri
aka - Rigel Kentaurus
Toliman, Bungula
14h
39'
36.2

-60�
50'
7
4.4 - .3
A = 0
B = 1.35
G2 V
K1 V
Binary
of Yellow
and Orange
Main Sequence
Closest System
3rd Brightest
80.1 year orbit
Proxima
aka - Proxima Centauri
Alpha Centauri C
4.3 11 M5 Red Dwarf Orbits the Alpha
Centauri Binary
at .1 ly distance
Agena
aka - Hadar
Beta Centauri
14h 3' 49.4
-60� 22' 22
525 .6
1 and 4
B1 III Blue Giant
Double Star
11th Brightest
Gamma
Centauri
12h 41' 30.9
-48� 57' 34
130 2.2 A1 IV Blue White
Sub Giant
Delta
Centauri
12h 8' 21.5
-50� 43' 20
395 2.58 B2 IV Blue
Sub Giant
Epsilon
Centauri
13h 39' 53.2
-53� 27' 59
380 2.29 B1 III Blue
Giant
Zeta
Centauri
13h 55' 32.3
-47� 17' 18
380 2.55 B2.5IV Blue
Sub Giant
Eta
Centauri
14h 35' 30.3
-42� 9 28
310 2.33 B1.5 V Blue
Main Sequence
Theta
Centauri
14h 6' 40.8
-36� 22' 12
61 2.06 K0III Orange
Giant
Iota
Centauri
13h 20' 35.7
-36� 42' 44
59 2.75 A2 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Sigma
Centauri
12h 28' 2.3
-50� 13' 51
440 3.91 B3 V Blue
Main Sequence
Tau
Centauri
12h 37' 42.1
-48� 32' 28
130 3.85 A2 V Blue White
Main Sequence
1 Centauri
HR 5168
13h 45' 41.2
-33� 2' 37
63 4.23 F3 V White
Main Sequence
3A - HR 5210
3 Centauri
3B - HR 5211
13h 51' 49.5
-32� 59' 48
300 4.51 B5 III(i-) Blue
Giant
Possible
Wide Orbital
Binary
13h 51' 50
-32� 59' 41
6.06 B8 V Blue
Main Sequence
HR 4523 11h 46' 31
-40� 30' 2
30 4.89 G3 / G5 V Yellow
Main Sequence
HR 4979 13h 12' 3.2
-37� 48' 11
67 4.85 G3V Yellow
Main Sequence
HR 4989 13h 14' 15
-59� 6' 12
59 4.90 F7 IV White
Sub Giant