How to see it
Xi 2Cen has a visual magnitude of about 4.22: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Xi 2Cen: right ascension 13h 6m 55s, declination −49° 54′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
Xi 2Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 64004, HD 113791, Gaia DR3 6081542475600377472. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6081542475600377472
- HIP
- 64004
- HD
- 113791
- gaia_dr3
- 6081542475600377472
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Xi 2Cen
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.22