How to see it
Sig Cen has a visual magnitude of about 3.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Sig Cen: right ascension 12h 28m 2s, declination −50° 13′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
Sig Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 60823, HD 108483, Gaia DR3 6127435678627741824. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6127435678627741824
- HIP
- 60823
- HD
- 108483
- gaia_dr3
- 6127435678627741824
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Sig Cen
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.89