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Chi Cen

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Chi Cen has a visual magnitude of about 4.31: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Chi Cen: right ascension 14h 6m 3s, declination −41° 10′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

Chi Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68862, HD 122980, Gaia DR3 6110115278109271808. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 68862
Right ascension
14h 06m 03s
Declination
−41° 10′ 47″
Magnitude
4.31
Distance
≈ 503 ly
Data: gaia-dr3