 |
CONSTELLATION OF CENTAURUS |
Name: Centaurus
Abbreviation: Cen
Meaning: The Centaur
Right Ascension: 13h
Declination: -50º
Area (Degrees squared): 1,060
Stars with known planets: 8
Bordering Constellations: Antlia, Carina, Circinus,
Crux, Hydra, Libra, Lupus,
Musca, Vela
Visible at latitudes between +25º and -90º and best at 21.00h during May. From the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Centaurus can be seen in springtime
from May until July depending on the time of night.
Centaurus is traditionally identified as a centaur, a mythological creature half man, half horse. When the fainter stars are visible to the naked eye, it can
resemble a man with the rearquarters of a horse.
|
| Centaurus |
 |
| Observations |
Deep Sky Objects include:
NGC 5128 - a Lenticular Galaxy.
NGC 5139 - the brightest and lagest Globular Cluster of its kind in the Milky Way.
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +0.10 - Rigil Kent
2. +0.55 - Hadar
3. +2.25
4. +2.55
5. +3.85
6. +3.45
7. +3.40
8. +2.30
9. +3.30
10. +2.05 - Menkent
11. +2.75
12. +2.80
13. +3.90
14. +2.55
15. +4.60
16. +3.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In-Site Links: