How to see it
3 Cen has a visual magnitude of about 4.51: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 3 Cen: right ascension 13h 51m 50s, declination −32° 59′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
3 Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 67669, HD 120709, Gaia DR3 6170485544575679104. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6170485544575679104
- HIP
- 67669
- HD
- 120709
- gaia_dr3
- 6170485544575679104
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 3 Cen
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.51