Star in Centaurus

Rigil Kentaurus

α Cen HR 5459 HIP 71683 magnitude -0.01

Applied in recent times from its sci-A name rijl qanturis, "the Centaur's Foot". Today the name is occasionally seen abbreviated as "Rigil Kent.

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 5459

HIP

71683

Bayer ID

α Cen

Visual magnitude

-0.01

Right ascension (J2000)

219.902°

Declination (J2000)

-60.834°

IAU adoption

2016/11/06

Name origin

Applied in recent times from its sci-A name rijl qanturis, "the Centaur's Foot". Today the name is occasionally seen abbreviated as "Rigil Kent.