Centaurus
Abbreviation: Cen
Genitive: Centauri
Translation: The Centaur
Position in the Sky
Right Ascension: 13 hours
Declination: -50 degrees
Visible between latitudes 30 and -90 degrees
Best seen in May (at 9:00 PM)
Named Stars
Rigel Kentaurus
(Alpha 1 Cen)
AGENA
(Beta Cen)
Menkent
(Theta Cen)
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