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Centaurus · Cen · α Cen · HR 5460 · HIP 71681 · magnitude 1.35

Applied in recent times from some ind-A name al-zulman, "the Ostriches." Stars in today's Centaurus were variously identified with one or more ostriches by the ind-Arabs, but what star or stars were originally designate…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 5460

HIP

71681

Bayer ID

α Cen

Visual magnitude

1.35

Right ascension (J2000)

219.896°

Declination (J2000)

-60.8375°

IAU adoption

2018/08/10

Name origin

Applied in recent times from some ind-A name al-zulman, "the Ostriches." Stars in today's Centaurus were variously identified with one or more ostriches by the ind-Arabs, but what star or stars were originally designated is unknown.

Other stars in Centaurus