How to see it
4 Cen has a visual magnitude of about 4.70: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 4 Cen: right ascension 13h 53m 13s, declination −31° 55′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
4 Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 67786, HD 120955, Gaia DR3 6171681877649374080. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6171681877649374080
- HIP
- 67786
- HD
- 120955
- gaia_dr3
- 6171681877649374080
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 4 Cen
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.70