PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM LABEL_REVISION_NOTE = "2017-01-20 PSA:M.Barthelemy - updated" OBJECT = TARGET TARGET_NAME = "BETA CEN" OBJECT = TARGET_INFORMATION TARGET_TYPE = "STAR" PRIMARY_BODY_NAME = "N/A" ORBIT_DIRECTION = "N/A" ROTATION_DIRECTION = "N/A" TARGET_DESC = " BETA CEN (Beta Centauri) also named Hadar is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is the second-brightest star in Centaurus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. According to parallax measurements from the astrometric Hipparcos satellite the distance to this system is about 390 +/- 20 light-years." END_OBJECT = TARGET_INFORMATION END_OBJECT = TARGET END