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Centaurus / s ɛ n ˈ t ɔːr ə s,-ˈ t ɑːr-/ is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the largest constellations , Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations .
The sky from α Centauri AB would appear much as it does from the Earth, except that Centaurus's brightest star, being α Centauri AB itself, would be absent from the constellation. The Sun would appear as a white star of apparent magnitude +0.5, [ 136 ] roughly the same as the average brightness of Betelgeuse from Earth.
Map showing the location of NGC 3766. NGC 3766 (also known as Caldwell 97) is an open star cluster in the southern constellation Centaurus.It is located in the vast star-forming region known as the Carina molecular cloud, and was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille during his astrometric survey in 1751–1752. [2]
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Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop from his home in Parramatta , in New South Wales, Australia.
Beta Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus.It is officially called Hadar (/ ˈ h eɪ d ɑːr /).The Bayer designation of Beta Centauri is Latinised from β Centauri, and abbreviated Beta Cen or β Cen.
Theta Centauri or θ Centauri, officially named Menkent (/ ˈ m ɛ ŋ k ɛ n t /), [9] [10] is a single [11] star in the southern constellation of Centaurus, the centaur.With an apparent visual magnitude of +2.06, [2] it is the fourth-brightest member of the constellation.