The constellation Centaurus

Centaurus in figures

Catalogued stars

174

Those visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6

Brightest star

Rigil Kentaurus

Apparent magnitude -0.01

Region of the sky

Southern sky

Declination from -65° to -32°

Highest around

April

Month when it culminates at midnight

With a proper name

4

Stars with a traditional name, not just a catalogue designation

Nearest star

Rigil Kentaurus

4 light years

These figures are computed over Stelvia's catalogue —stars visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6—, not over the constellation's real total: the count, the brightest and the nearest all refer to that catalogue. The region of the sky comes from the median declination of its stars; the month, from their mean right ascension.

Every star in Centaurus

The 174 stars of Centaurus catalogued by Stelvia, from the brightest to the faintest. Each one has its own page.

• Rigil KentaurusAlpha 1 Centauri-0.01
• HadarBeta Centauri0.61
• TolimanAlpha 2 Centauri1.35
• MenkentTheta Centauri2.06
• Gamma Centauri2.20
• Epsilon Centauri2.29
• Eta Centauri2.33
• Zeta Centauri2.55
• Delta Centauri2.58
• Iota Centauri2.75
• Lambda Centauri3.11
• Kappa Centauri3.13
• Nu Centauri3.41
• Mu Centauri3.47
• Phi Centauri3.83
• Tau Centauri3.85
• Upsilon 1 Centauri3.87
• Pi Centauri3.90
• HIP 659363.90
• Sigma Centauri3.91
• Rho Centauri3.97
• HIP 718654.01
• Psi Centauri4.05
• HIP 720104.06
• HIP 574394.11
• 2 Centauri4.19
• 1 Centauri4.23
• HIP 628964.25
• Xi 2 Centauri4.27
• HIP 576694.30
• HIP 700694.30
• 3 Centauri4.32
• HIP 628674.33
• Upsilon 2 Centauri4.34
• Chi Centauri4.36
• HIP 703004.41
• HIP 591734.46
• HIP 578034.47
• HIP 652714.52
• HIP 653874.52
• HIP 644254.58
• HIP 564804.62
• HIP 617894.63
• HIP 672344.64
• HIP 620124.66
• HIP 639454.71
• HIP 681914.71
• HIP 691914.74
• 4 Centauri4.75
• HIP 702644.76
• HIP 607104.82
• Xi 1 Centauri4.83
• HIP 644084.85
• HIP 574434.89
• HIP 626834.90
• HIP 645834.90
• HIP 721044.92
• HIP 569864.93
• HIP 668214.99
• HIP 555885.00
• HIP 571755.00
• HIP 600595.01
• HIP 728005.02
• HIP 696185.03
• HIP 658105.04
• Omicron 1 Centauri5.07
• HIP 648035.10
• HIP 655355.11
• Omicron 2 Centauri5.12
• HIP 614685.12
• HIP 560005.14
• HIP 566565.14
• HIP 543605.15
• HIP 567545.15
• HIP 588035.15
• HIP 672445.15
• HIP 632105.17
• HIP 557795.18
• HIP 557565.21
• HIP 558315.22
• HIP 700355.22
• HIP 643485.24
• HIP 565735.26
• HIP 677035.26
• HIP 573715.28
• HIP 596545.31
• HIP 604495.32
• HIP 654795.32
• HIP 730495.32
• HIP 591845.34
• HIP 547465.37
• HIP 668495.38
• HIP 563915.39
• HIP 575125.42
• HIP 608555.45
• HIP 567005.46
• HIP 630665.46
• HIP 673045.46
• HIP 651125.47
• HIP 564975.50
• HIP 592325.51
• HIP 678195.53
• HIP 694625.53
• HIP 570135.54
• HIP 578705.56
• HIP 702435.57
• HIP 639725.59
• HIP 666565.61
• HIP 695985.61
• HIP 640035.63
• HIP 664385.63
• HIP 563195.64
• HIP 565185.64
• HIP 679735.66
• HIP 717835.67
• HIP 577415.68
• HIP 655935.69
• HIP 627035.70
• HIP 640535.70
• HIP 606105.71
• HIP 666665.74
• HIP 714535.74
• HIP 548405.75
• HIP 592295.75
• HIP 613795.76
• HIP 651445.76
• HIP 548115.77
• HIP 596075.77
• HIP 676635.77
• HIP 614985.78
• HIP 643325.78
• HIP 604635.79
• HIP 666815.79
• HIP 558495.80
• HIP 652475.81
• HIP 555815.82
• HIP 648225.82
• HIP 680795.82
• HIP 678615.83
• HIP 566065.84
• HIP 619165.84
• HIP 646235.84
• HIP 729595.85
• HIP 557635.87
• HIP 623605.87
• HIP 678365.87
• HIP 713535.88
• HIP 734935.88
• HIP 581035.89
• HIP 630335.89
• HIP 724325.89
• HIP 645155.90
• HIP 722965.90
• HIP 628615.91
• HIP 645805.91
• HIP 664545.91
• HIP 672925.92
• HIP 683335.92
• HIP 686705.93
• HIP 699955.93
• HIP 569705.95
• HIP 664275.96
• HIP 669245.96
• HIP 669845.96
• HIP 691745.96
• HIP 571655.98
• HIP 640335.98
• HIP 627865.99
• HIP 709875.99
• HIP 609796.00
• HIP 651296.00
• HIP 665756.00
• HIP 669256.00
• HIP 681016.00