How to see it
Kap Cen has a visual magnitude of about 3.12: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap Cen: right ascension 14h 59m 10s, declination −42° 6′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
Kap Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73334, HD 132200, Gaia DR3 5908713025970995584. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5908713025970995584
- HIP
- 73334
- HD
- 132200
- gaia_dr3
- 5908713025970995584
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap Cen
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.12