Beta Centauri
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Beta Centauri : see Hadar .
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Hadar
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or Beta Centauri , bright star in the constellation Centaurus ; 1992 position R.A. 14 h 01.7 m , dec. -60°13′. A bluish-white giant of spectral ...
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