M Centauri

{{Short description|Star in the constellation Centaurus}}

{{For|m Centauri|HD 116243}}

{{Starbox begin

| name = M Centauri

}}

{{Starbox observe

| epoch = J2000.0

| constell = Centaurus

| ra = {{RA|13|46|39.378}}

| dec = {{DEC|−51|25|57.95}}

| appmag_v = +4.64

}}

{{Starbox character

| class = G8-K0III

| b-v = +0.96

| u-b = +0.72

| variable = none

}}

{{Starbox astrometry

| radial_v = −6

| prop_mo_ra = 10.00 ± 0.42

| prop_mo_dec = -27.62 ± 0.34

| parallax = 12.42

| p_error = 0.48

| parallax_footnote =

| absmag_v = +0.16

}}

{{Starbox orbit

|reference={{cite journal|title=Astrometric orbits of S_B⁹ stars|author1=Jancart, S.|journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics|volume=442|issue=1|pages=365–380|date=2005|bibcode=2005A&A...442..365J|doi=10.1051/0004-6361:20053003|arxiv=astro-ph/0507695|s2cid=15123997}}

|primary=M Centauri A

|name=M Centauri B

|period_unitless=437 days

|axis_unitless=6.45 mas

|inclination=48.2

|node=280.3

|periastron=2424163.0

|eccentricity=0.13

|periarg=58.6

}}

{{Starbox catalog

| names = HR 5172, HD 119834, CD−50°8017, HIP 67234, SAO 241157, GC 18607, CCDM J13467-5126}}

{{Starbox reference

| Simbad = HD+119834

}}

{{Starbox end}}

M Centauri (M Cen) is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus. It is approximately 260 light years from Earth.

M Centauri is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.64. It is a spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 437 days.