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β Circini is the second star of the Compass, a small constellation drawn by Lacaille in the 18th century to honour the instruments of geometry. White and of A-type, only 100 light-years away, she is a quiet neighbour of the southern sky, tucked near the feet of the Centaur and close to luminous Alpha Centauri.
- Constellation
- Circinus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.07
- Distance
- 99.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 229.379° · Dec -58.801°
- Catalogue
- HIP 74824 · HD 135379
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