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Beta Centauri
Beta Centauri
- Star, also called
Hadar
, approximately 525 light years from
Earth
's
Solar System
.
Some facts about Beta Centauri
Apparent Visual Brightness (
Sirius A
= 1): 0.151
Spectral type
: B1 II
Radial velocity
: -12 km/s
Proper Motion
: 0.042 arcsecs/year
Apparent Visual Magnitude
: 0.61
Absolute Visual Magnitude
: -5.42
Luminosity
: 8.6e4 Solar Luminosities