C3 Centauri

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C3 Centauri
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.46[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K2 III[3]
B−V Template:Engvar Template:Val[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)Template:Val[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -68.956[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 16.362[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.5467±0.1227 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Details
Mass2.16[4] Template:Solar mass
RadiusTemplate:Val[1] Template:Solar radius
LuminosityTemplate:Val[1] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)2.12[5] cgs
TemperatureTemplate:Val[1] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.10[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)>1.0[6] km/s
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
SIMBADdata

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C3 Centauri is a suspected astrometric binary[8] star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It has an orange hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.46.[2] The distance to this object is approximately 342 light years based on parallax.[1] It is a member of the Hyades Stream of co-moving stars.[9]

The visible component of this system is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K2 III,[3] which indicates it has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core then cooled and expanded off the main sequence. At present it has nearly sixteen[1] times the girth of the Sun. It is radiating 96[1] times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,535 K.[1]

References

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