The
Bayer designation
A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek or Latin letter followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name. The original list of Bayer designations contained 1,564 stars. ...
s c Centauri and C Centauri are distinct.
The designation c Centauri is shared by two star systems in the constellation
Centaurus:
*
c1 Centauri (HD 129456)
*
c2 Centauri (HD 129685)
The designation C Centauri is shared by three star systems:
*
C1 Centauri (V763 Centauri)
*
C2 Centauri (HD 100825)
*
C3 Centauri (HD 101067)
See also
*
γ Centauri
*
Alpha Centauri C (Proxima Centauri)
*
σ Centauri
*
3 Centauri
3 Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus, located approximately 300 light years from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with a combined apparent visual magnitud ...
{{SIA , astronomical objects
Centauri, c
Centaurus (constellation)