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    Iota Centauri, Latinized from ι Centauri, is a star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Based upon parallax measurements, it lies at a distance...
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    becomes visible. Another galaxy is NGC 5102, found by star-hopping from Iota Centauri. In the eyepiece, it appears as an elliptical object 9 arcminutes by...
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  • Muscae Star 2.69 Iota Aurigae Star Suspected variable star 2.69 Mu Velorum Binary star system 2.72 Gamma Aquilae Star 2.73 Iota Centauri Star 2.75 Delta...
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    HD 114613 (redirect from 185 G. Centauri)
    constellation of Centaurus. HD 114613 lies about two degrees south-east of Iota Centauri, towards the middle of Centaurus. Though it is fairly easily observable...
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    Kervella, P.; Thévenin, F.; Lovis, C. (2017-02-01). "Proxima's orbit around α Centauri". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 598: L7. arXiv:1611.03495. Bibcode:2017A&A...
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  • proper-motion Star, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line January 20, 2011. "Iota Horologii". SolStation. Retrieved May 28, 2008. Zechmeister, M.; et al. (2013)...
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    objects), and with the first-magnitude stars Alpha Centauri (the closest star to the Sun) and Beta Centauri pointing at the cross, distinguishing the cross...
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  • words, the so-called iota subscript, which has the shape of a small vertical stroke or a miniature ⟨ι⟩ below the letter. This iota represents the former...
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    perpendicular line taken southwards from the east-west axis of Alpha Centauri to Beta Centauri, which are stars at an alike declination to Crux and of a similar...
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    46 apparent magnitude), Canopus (−0.72) and α Centauri (combined magnitude of −0.27). However, α Centauri AB is a binary star, whose components are each...
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