Chi Centauri
Chi Centauri (χ Cen, χ Centauri) is a star in the constellation Centaurus.

χ Centauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.36. It is approximately 510 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star and its brightness varies by 0.02 magnitudes with a period of 50.40 minutes.

This star is a proper motion member of the Upper-Centaurus Lupus sub-group in the
Scorpius-Centaurus OB association,
the nearest such co-moving association of massive stars to the Sun.
Q523
star
Concept
Q8928
constellation
Concept
Q8844
Centaurus
CEL
Q25377588
B-type
Concept
Q3450
main sequence dwarf
Concept
Q124313
apparent magnitude
Concept
Q531
light years
Concept
Q2
Earth
CEL
Q764463
Beta Cephei type
CEL
Q6243
variable star
Concept
Q193223
proper motion
Concept
Q45059
Scorpius-Centaurus
CEL
Q736194
OB association
Concept
Q1089176
Chi Centauri
CEL
++4.36^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
+4.36
NUMBER
+0.02^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
0.02
NUMBER
+50.40^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
50.40
NUMBER
instance of
constellation
type of variable star
instance of