Iota Centauri
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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Constellation (pronunciation) |
Centaurus |
Right ascension | 13h20m35.8s |
Declination | −36°42′44″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +2.75 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A2V |
U-B color index | +0.03 |
B-V color index | +0.04 |
Variable type | none |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +0 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −340.76 mas/yr Dec.: −87.98 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 55.64 ± 0.74 mas |
Distance | 58.62 ly (17.97 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.48 |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Iota Centauri (ι Cen / ι Centauri) is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It carries the rarely applied traditional name Alhakim ("The Wise One"), dervived from the Arabic title Kentaurus al-Hakeem (قنطورس الحكيم), meaning "The Wise Centaur".
ι Centauri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +2.75. It is approximately 58.62 light years from Earth.