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Bayer designation
A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek alphabet, Greek or Latin letter followed by the genitive case, genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name. The original list of Bayer design ...
s c Centauri and C Centauri are distinct.
The designation c Centauri is shared by two star systems in the constellation
Centaurus
Centaurus () is a bright constellation in the southern sky. One of the 88 modern constellations by area, largest constellations, Centaurus was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one ...
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c1 Centauri (HD 129456)
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c2 Centauri (HD 129685)
The designation C Centauri is shared by three star systems:
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C1 Centauri (V763 Centauri)
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C2 Centauri (HD 100825)
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C3 Centauri (HD 101067)
See also
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γ Centauri
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Alpha Centauri C (Proxima Centauri)
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σ Centauri
Sigma Centauri, Latinisation of names, Latinized from σ Centauri, is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.91. A visual c ...
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3 Centauri
{{Stars of Centaurus
Centauri, c
Centaurus