Magnitude 4.36 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.36 | Constellation Centaurus | |
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Chi Centauri (χ Cen, χ Centauri) is a star in the constellation Centaurus.
χ Centauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.36. It is approximately 510 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star and its brightness varies by 0.02 magnitudes with a period of 50.40 minutes.
This star is a proper motion member of the Upper-Centaurus Lupus sub-group in the Scorpius-Centaurus OB association, the nearest such co-moving association of massive stars to the Sun.
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