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Centaurus contains 11 stars with known planets and does not have any Messier objects. The brightest star in the constellation is Alpha Centauri , which is also the fourth brightest star in the sky. Beta Centauri , the second brightest star in Centaurus, is the tenth brightest star in night sky.
In classical mythology, the centaurs were a race of beings who were half human and half horse. Centaurus is identified as one particularly wise centaur, Chiron, the son of Cronus, king of the Titans. He is commonly depicted holding an animal, the neighboring constellation Lupus, which he is about to sacrifice on the altar depicted in Ara.
The northerly star Theta Centauri, officially named Menkent, is an orange giant star of magnitude 2.06. It is the only bright star of Centaurus that is easily visible from mid-northern latitudes. The next bright object is Gamma Centauri, a binary star which appears to the naked eye at magnitude 2.2.
Deep Sky Objects in Centaurus Constellation. The table below lists the 20 brightest deep sky objects in the Centaurus constellation. See also the complete list of 225 deep sky objects in the constellation of Centaurus. The list includes objects from the Messier, New General Catalogue (NGC) and Index Catalogue (IC).
For this reason, his catalogue does not include many famous deep sky objects that can only be seen from southern latitudes, such as the Large Magellanic Cloud (mag 0.9) in the constellations Dorado and Mensa, the Small Magellanic Cloud (mag. 2.7) in Tucana and Hydrus, the globular clusters Omega Centauri (mag. 3.9) in Centaurus and 47 Tucanae (mag. 4.09) in Tucana, and the Carina Nebula (mag ...
Deep sky objects in Centaurus - Full list. The table below is a complete list of all the 225 deep sky objects belonging to the Messier, New General Catalogue (NGC) and Index Catalogue (IC) catalogues that are present in the Centaurus constellation. Click on each row to view the object complete details.
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Named after the mythical creature from Greek mythology, the centaur, Centaurus is notable for its richness in deep-sky objects and its host to some of the brightest stars in the night sky. Historical Overview. Centaurus is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and its mythology is firmly rooted in Greek ...
