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For m Centauri, see HD 116243.

M Centauri (M Cen) is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 260 light-years from Earth.

M Centauri is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.64. It is a spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 437 days.

This star appears next to the globular cluster NGC 5286 in the sky.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). “XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation”. Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL…38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d e van Leeuwen, F. (2007). “Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction”. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A…474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry
  3. ^ Høg, E.; Fabricius, C.; Makarov, V. V.; Urban, S.; Corbin, T.; Wycoff, G.; Bastian, U.; Schwekendiek, P.; Wicenec, A. (2000). “The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars”. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355. Bibcode:2000A&A…355L..27H.
  4. ^ Houk, Nancy (1978). “Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars”. Ann Arbor: Dept. Of Astronomy. Bibcode:1978mcts.book…..H.
  5. ^ Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). “Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties”. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A…674A…1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  6. ^ Jancart, S. (2005). “Astrometric orbits of SB9 stars”. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 442 (1): 365–380. arXiv:astro-ph/0507695. Bibcode:2005A&A…442..365J. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053003. S2CID 15123997.
  7. ^ a b “* M Cen”. SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.