The AsterNym star registry
Hadar
blue · Centaurus · β Cen
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About this star
Hadar is a blue star in the constellation Centaurus, 390 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 390 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- β Cen · HIP 68702
- Spectral type
- B1 III · blue
- Right ascension
- 14h 03m 49s
- Declination
- −60° 22′ 23″
- Magnitude
- 0.61 naked-eye
- Distance
- 390 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.