MENKENT (Theta Centauri). Centaurus is dominated by its two brightest stars, Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri, third brightest star in the sky and the nearest star to the Earth) and first magnitude Hadar (Beta Centauri).
Menkent is a cool, orange K0-IIIb giant having a luminosity about 45 times that of the sun. The spectral type suggests a temperature of around 4500 K, a mass at least 4 times that of the sun, and a diameter at least 16 times larger than the sun.
Menkent, Haratan, Gl 539, HR 5288, CDâˆ'35°9260, CPâˆ'35°6109, HD 123139, LHS 2858, GCTP 3206.00, SAO 205188, FK5 520, HIP 68933, GC 19033, CCDM J14067-3622 ...
Theta Centauri, Menkent
2.06
60.94
* Mankib al-Kentaurus ("Mankib" fused with "Kentaurus" to form men-kent) The shoulder of the centaur
γ ...
Menkent (Theta Cen)
This constellation represents Chiron who is frequently mentioned in Greek mythology. Chiron was one of the Centaurs, barbarous beasts which were said to be half-horse and half-human.
[2043] theta Centauri or Menkent ("shoulder of the Centaur") is the third brightest star in Centaurus. It is an orange giant with a magnitude of 2.06 approximately 61 light-.years distant from Earth.
named stars: rigel kentaurus (Alpha 1 Cen) hadar [aka agena](Beta Cen) menkent (Theta Cen)
NGC5139 is the brightest globular cluster and the largest in the Milky way.
Small telescopes will show stars and larger scopes will show even more.
The main named stars in Centaurus: (Greek alphabet)
Agena (Hadar, β Cen), Menkent (θ Cen), Muhlifain (γ Cen), Rigil Kent (Toliman, α Cen).
There are no named stars in Norma.
Named stars: Alpha Cen (Toliman/Rigil Kentaurus), Beta Cen (Agena/Hadar), Gamma Cen (Muliphein), Theta Cen (Menkent)
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 See also: Star, Taurus, Constellation, Centaurus, Theta Centauri
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