SX Centauri
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sx-centauri-259-17958807
title:
SX Centauri
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SX Centauri is a variable star in the constellation Centaurus. An RV Tauri variable, its light curve alternates between deep and shallow minima, varying its apparent magnitude from 9.1 to 12.4. From the period-luminosity relationship, it is estimated to be around 1.6 kpc from Earth. Gaia Data Release 2 gives a parallax of 0.2175 mas, corresponding to distance of about 4,600 pc. RV Tauri variables like SX Centauri are supergiant pulsating stars and a subtype of the population II Cepheids. They ar
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description:
Supergiant variable star in the constellation Centaurus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SX_Centauri
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date modified:
2023-12-01T05:05:02Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/SXCenLightCurve.png","width":1500,"height":975}
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13
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15