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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	d Centauri
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	5089
HD	117440
Constellation	Centaurus
Right Ascension	13h 31m 3s
Declination	-39° 24' 26"
Distance	906 light years 278 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.9 Absolute: -3.3
Spectral Class	G9Ib yellow supergiant
Optimum Visibility	April / May
Notes	d Centauri is a binary system, comprising a pair of yellow giant stars. With an eccentricity of 0.52, the secondary star's orbital path takes the form of an elongated ellipse, and the companion completes an orbit of the primary giant every eighty-three years.

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