HD 111968

HD 111968, also known by the Bayer designation n Centauri (n Cen), is a star in the constellation Centaurus.

n Centauri
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension  12h 53m 26.20s[1]
Declination −40° 10 43.9[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.25
Characteristics
Spectral type A7III
U−B color index +0.12
B−V color index +0.22[2]
Variable type none
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +70.84±0.14[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −22.54±0.10[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)21.95 ± 0.19[1] mas
Distance149 ± 1 ly
(45.6 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.86[2]
Details
Temperature7,648[2] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)92.4±4.6[2] km/s
Other designations
n Cen, CD−39° 7893, FK5 482, GC 17489, GJ 488.1, HD 111968, HIP 62896, HR 4889, SAO 203907
Database references
SIMBADdata

n Centauri is a white A-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.25. It is approximately 149 light years from Earth.

References

  1. Van Leeuwen, Floor (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Vizier catalog entry
  2. Ammler-von Eiff, M.; Reiners, A. (June 2012), "New measurements of rotation and differential rotation in A-F stars: are there two populations of differentially rotating stars?", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 542: A116, arXiv:1204.2459, Bibcode:2012A&A...542A.116A, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118724.


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