Centaurus: In 3D, Viewed from Earth
Centaurus in 3D
The image painted on the base grid is the relevant 1,103 ly x 1,103 ly section of the modified European Space Agency's (ESA) Milky Way map. The yellow arc in the image is a portion of the small yellow circle centered around the Sun in the modified European Space Agency's (ESA) Milky Way map, a circle with a radius of 750 light years. The base grid parallels the galactic plane, and lies 20.1 light years below the actual galactic plane.
Click here for a table of the data used to generate this view.
Centaurus Viewed From Earth
Bright Stars, Near Stars, Solar Systems
Bright Stars in the Constellations
The Constellations and the Galactic, Supergalactic Planes
