How to see it
Phi Cen has a visual magnitude of about 3.81: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Phi Cen: right ascension 13h 58m 16s, declination −42° 6′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
Phi Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68245, HD 121743, Gaia DR3 6110381256839901440. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6110381256839901440
- HIP
- 68245
- HD
- 121743
- gaia_dr3
- 6110381256839901440
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Phi Cen
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.81