Centaurus Transit Date of principal star: 2 May Centaurus is one of several constellations that deal with the Labours of Heracles. In the Fourth Labour, Heracles assignment was to bring back a rampaging wild boar that was bringing death and destruction to the inhabitants of the northern part of the Peloponnesian penin

 Back to Constellation Index Centaurus Abbreviation: Cen Genitive: Centauri Right Ascension: 13.13 hours Declination: -45.96 degrees   Centaurus, the Centaur is one of the largest constellations in the sky covering some 60 degrees.There are several stories of centaurs in Greek mythology and it is generally t

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Distance: 11,000,000 ly light-years (3.4 Mpc) Image Size = 15 x 14 arcmin Visual Magnitude = 7.0 X-Ray: Chandra Ultraviolet: GALEX Visible: DSS Visible: Color ©AAO Near-Infrared: 2MASS Mid-Infrared: Spitzer Far-Infrared: IRAS Radio: VLA Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, is a peculiar galaxy in the constellatio

Constellations of Words Explore the etymology and symbolism of the constellations Homepage Star Lists The Draconic Transverse Centaurus the Centaur Hevelius, Firmamentum, 1690 Contents:1. Clues to the meaning of this celestial feature2. The fixed stars in this constellation 3. History_of_the_constellation Clues to the

Centaurus Abbreviation: Cen Genitive: Centauri Translation: The Centaur Peoria Astronomical Society Centaurus Page Interactive star chart (Java applet) Position in the Sky Explanation of the following information Right Ascension: 13 hours Declination: -50 degrees Visible between latitudes 30 and -90 degrees Best seen

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Centaurus is a bright constellation in the southern sky . One of the largest constellations , Centaurus was included among the constellation s listed by the century astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the modern constellations. In Greek mythology , Centaurus represents a centaur a creature that is half human, ha