southern skyBest May
Centaurus
The Centaurgen. Centauri
- Brightest
- Rigil Kentaurus
- Stars
- 150
- Best viewed
- May
- Sky center
- 200.0°, -47.0°
Alpha Centauri
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Rigil Kentaurus
Mythology
Chiron, wisest of centaurs, tutor to Achilles and Asclepius. Contains the closest stellar system to Earth — Alpha Centauri, a triple star system 4.37 ly away, including Proxima Centauri with its potentially habitable planet.
Brightest stars
top 8 of 150| Star | Bayer | Magnitude | B−V |
|---|---|---|---|
Rigil Kentaurus | Alp1Cen | -0.01 | 0.71 |
Hadar | Bet Cen | 0.61 | -0.23 |
Toliman | Alp2Cen | 1.35 | 0.90 |
Menkent | 5The Cen | 2.06 | 1.01 |
Gam Cen | — | 2.20 | -0.02 |
Eps Cen | — | 2.29 | -0.17 |
Eta Cen | — | 2.33 | -0.16 |
Zet Cen | — | 2.55 | -0.18 |
- Rigil KentaurusAlp1Cen-0.01mag
- HadarBet Cen0.61mag
- TolimanAlp2Cen1.35mag
- Menkent5The Cen2.06mag
- Gam Cen2.20mag
- Eps Cen2.29mag
- Eta Cen2.33mag
- Zet Cen2.55mag
Lower magnitude = brighter. B−V color index maps to star color (bluer cooler, redder warmer).