Official IAU constellation
Centaurus
Centaur
IAU abbreviation: Cen
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
March, April, May
Difficulty
hard
Pattern
19 stars, 18 lines
About
Centaurus is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 19 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Centaurus is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 19 stars with 18 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Rigil Kentaurus (apparent magnitude -0.01).
Important Stars
HadarRigil KentaurusMenkent