Centaurus
Pic
- Abbreviation:
- Cen
- English name:
- Centaur
- Coordinates
- see Stellar data
Coordonnées Céleste
Particulars:
- Next stars to the sun: alpha Cen, proxima Cen (~ 4,28
light years)
- Occulting variable stars alpha Cen (period: 80
years), gamma Cen (period: 85 years)
- Globular cluster omega Cen
- Star cluster NGC 3766
- Meteor Shower: Alpha und
Beta Centaurids