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Iota Centauri

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Iota Centauri, Latinized from ι Centauri, is a star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It carries the rarely applied traditional name Alhakim, dervived from the Arabic title Kentaurus al-Hakeem, meaning "The Wise Centaur". Based upon parallax measurements, it lies at a distance of approximately 58.6 light-years from Earth. Iota Centauri has an apparent visual magnitude of +2.73, making it easily visible to the naked eye.