Asteria — interactive night sky map
Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha¹ Centauri) is a star in the constellation Centaurus with an apparent magnitude of -0.01. It lies about 4 light-years from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
It is best placed in the evening sky around May. It is visible from the whole southern hemisphere and from northern latitudes up to about 29°N. It is circumpolar (never sets) south of latitude 29°S.