V810 CentauriThe yellow main star of this pair probably is a Cepheid variable, if so one of the biggest of the breed. It already finished its red supergiant phase. Its companion is a big blue star.Constellation: Centaurus Age: 14 million years Distance: 11 000 light-years Visual magnitude A/B: 5.03 Radial velocity: -8 km/sec
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