Magnitude 3.94 | Constellation Centaurus | |
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Rho Centauri (ρ Cen, ρ Centauri) is a star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. ρ Centauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.94. It is approximately 380 light years from Earth.
This star is a proper motion member of the Lower-Centaurus Crux sub-group in the Scorpius-Centaurus OB association, the nearest such association of co-moving massive stars to the Sun.
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