How to see it
Eps Cen has a visual magnitude of about 2.29: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Eps Cen: right ascension 13h 39m 53s, declination −53° 27′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
Eps Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66657, HD 118716, Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-66657. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 HYG-HIP-66657
- HIP
- 66657
- HD
- 118716
- gaia_dr3
- HYG-HIP-66657
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Eps Cen
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M HYG-HIP-66657
- HD 118716
- HIP 66657
- HYG-HIP-66657
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 2.29