Tau Centauri

Starbox begin
name=τ CentauriStarbox observe
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Centaurus
ra=12^h37^m42.2^s
dec=−48°32′28″
appmag_v=+3.85Starbox character
class=A2V
b-v=+0.05
u-b=+0.03
variable=noneStarbox astrometry
radial_v=+5
prop_mo_ra=−186.61
prop_mo_dec=−6.45
absmag_v=+0.82
parallax=24.77
p_error=0.69
dist_ly=131.7
dist_pc=40.4Starbox catalog
names=HR 4802, HD 109787, CD−47°7745, HIP 61622, SAO 223560, GC 17194Starbox reference
Simbad=HD+109787

Tau Centauri (τ Cen / τ Centauri) is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.85 and is approximately 131.7 light years from Earth.