Visible at latitudes between +25° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of May.
Abbreviation: Cen
English Name: the Centaur
Right ascension: 11h 05m 20.9415s–15h 03m 11.1071s
Declination: −29.9948788°–−64.6957885°
Area: 1060 sq. deg. (9th)
Main stars: 11
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 69
Stars with planets: 15
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 10
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 8
Brightest star: α Cen (−0.27m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: Alpha Centaurids, Omicron Centaurids, Theta Centaurids
Bordering constellations
Antlia
Carina
Circinus
Crux
Hydra
Libra (corner)
Lupus
Musca
Vela