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'''Mu Centauri''' (μ Cen / μ Centauri) is a third-magnitude [[star]] in the [[constellation]] [[Centaurus]]. The name '''Kabkent''' or '''''Kalb al Kentaurus''''' is sometimes applied to this star, as well as to [[Nu Centauri]] and [[Phi Centauri]], because they mark what has been traditionally portrayed as the heart of the centaur. Mu Centauri is approximately 527 [[light year]]s from [[Earth]].
μ Centauri is a blue-white [[stellar classification|B-type]] [[subgiant]] with a mean [[apparent magnitude]] of +3.47. It is classified as a [[Gamma Cassiopeiae variable|Gamma Cassiopeiae type]] [[variable star]] and its brightness varies from magnitude +2.92 to +3.47.
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