D Centauri
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d-centauri-315-18336942
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D Centauri
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D Centauri is a double star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. The system is faintly visible to the naked eye as a point of light with a combined apparent magnitude of +5.31; the two components are of magnitude 5.78 and 6.98, respectively. It is located at a distance of approximately 610 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of ~10 km/s. The dual nature of this star was announced by C. Rumker in 1837. As of 2015, the pair had an
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Multiple star in the constellation Centaurus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Centauri
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2023-05-14T13:03:52Z
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