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Primary
  
π Centauri A

Magnitude
  
3.9

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
3.9

Companion
  
π Centauri B

Constellation
  
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Pi Centauri (π Cen, π Centauri) is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 360 light years from Earth.

Both components are blue-white B-type main sequence dwarfs. The primary π Centauri A, has an apparent magnitude of +4.3, while the apparent magnitude of its companion, π Centauri B, is +5.0. The two stars Orbit around their common centre of Mass once every 39 years. The semi-major axis of the companion is 0.23 arcseconds on the sky.

References

Pi Centauri Wikipedia


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