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beta Centauri
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Beta Centauri (bā`tə sĕntôr`ī): see Hadar Hadar or Beta Centauri , bright star in the constellation Centaurus; 1992 position R.A. 14h01.7m, dec. −60°13'. A bluish-white giant of spectral class B1 II, it has an apparent magnitude of 0.
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beta Centauri [¦bā·də sen′tȯ·rē]
(astronomy)
A first-magnitude navigational star in the constellation Centaurus; 200 light-years from the sun; spectral classification B0. Also known as Agena; Hadar.


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