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3. In the 13th hour - and above Crux - there are 5 Centauri stars to consider:

Dubhe 11h 03m 43.84s 11h 03.731m 167.7
δ 12h 08m 21.54s 12h 08.359m 184.1
ρ 12h 11m 39.15s 12h 11.653m 184.9
σ 12h 28m 02.41s 12h 28.040m 189.1
τ 12h 37m 42.33s 12h 37.706m 191.5
γ 12h 41m 31.20s 12h 41.520m 192.5

13th hour:

  ο Virginis 4.12 08° 44′ N 12h 02m 183.1 591.1
Alchita α Corvi 4.02 24° 27′ S 12h 06m 184.1 592.1
Ma Wei δ Centauri 2.58 50° 43′ S
Minkar ε Corvi 3.02 22° 20′ S 12h 08m 184.7 592.7
  ρ Centauri 3.97 52° 22′ S 12h 09m 184.9 592.9
Pálida δ Crucis 2.79 58° 45′ S 12h 12m 185.6 593.6
Megrez δ Ursa Majoris 3.32 57° 19′ N 12h 13m 185.9 593.9
Gienah γ Corvi −0.94 22° 37′ S 12h 14m 186.1 594.1
  ε Muscae 4.06 67° 58′ S 12h 14m 186.2 594.2
Zaniah η Virginis 3.89 00° 40′ S 12h 16m 186.8 594.8
Chang Sha ζ Corvi 5.20 22° 13′ S 12h 18m 187.3 595.3
Intrometida ε Crucis 3.59 60° 24′ S 12h 23m 188.4 596.4
Acrux α Crucis 1.40 62° 49′ S 12h 23m 188.5 596.5
  γ Com. Berenicis 4.35 28° 16′ N 12h 25m 189.0 597.0
  σ Centauri 3.91 50° 14′ S 12h 26m 189.1 597.1
Algorab δ Corvi 2.94 16° 14′ S 12h 27m 189.5 597.5
Gacrux γ Crucis 1.59 57° 07′ S 12h 28m 189.7 597.7
  γ Muscae 3.84 72° 08′ S 12h 29m 190.0 598.0
Avis Satyra η Corvi 4.30 16° 12′ S 12h 30m 190.3 598.3
Asterion β Canum Venaticorum 4.24 41° 38′ N 12h 31m 190.5 598.5
Kraz β Corvi 2.65 23° 07′ S 12h 32m 190.7 598.7
  α Muscae 2.69 69° 08′ S 12h 34m 191.2 599.2
  τ Centauri 3.85 48° 32′ S 12h 35m 191.5 599.5
  χ Virginis 4.66 07° 60′ S 12h 36m 191.7 599.7
  ρ Virginis 4.88 10° 14′ N 12h 39m 192.4 600.4
Porrima γ Virginis 2.74 01° 11′ S 12h 39m 192.5 600.5
  γ Centauri 2.20 48° 58′ S
  β Muscae 3.04 68° 06′ S 12h 43m 193.5 601.5
Mimosa β Crucis 1.25 59° 41′ S 12h 44m 193.9 601.9
  ψ Virginis 4.77 09° 32′ S 12h 51m 195.5 603.5
Alioth ε Ursa Majoris 1.76 56° 14′ N 12h 52m 195.8 603.8
Minelauva δ Virginis 3.39 03° 40′ N 12h 53m 196.1 604.1
Cor Caroli α Canum Venaticorum 2.89 38° 35′ N 12h 54m 196.3 604.3
  δ Muscae 3.61 71° 33′ S 12h 59m 197.5 605.5
Ga5-8 Ga5-9
ο Virginis (183.1)  Alchita, Ma Wei (184.1)
September 20 (263) 21
Ga5-10 (121) Ga5-11 (*186) Ga5-12 Ga5-13 Ga5-14
Minkar (184.7), ρ Centauri (184.9) Pálida (185.6), Megrez (185.9), Gienah (186.1), 6 Com. Ber., ε Muscae (186.2) Zaniah (186.8), Chang Sha (187.3) Intrometida (188.4) Acrux (188.5), γ Com. Berenicis (189.0), σ Centauri (189.1)
September 22 23 (266) 24 25 26
Ga5-15 Ga5-16 (**99) Ga5-17 (*192) Ga5-18
Algorab (189.5), Gacrux (189.7), γ Muscae (190.0), Avis Satyra (190.3) Asterion (190.5), Kraz (190.7), α Muscae (191.2) τ Centauri (191.5), χ Virginis (191.7), ρ Virginis (192.4)    Porrima, γ Centauri (192.5)
27 (270) 28 29 30
Ga5-19 (130) Ga5-20 Ga5-21 (*196) Ga5-22
 β Muscae (193.5), Mimosa (193.9)   ψ Virginis (195.5), Alioth (195.8), Minelauva (196.1), Cor Caroli (196.3) δ Muscae (197.5)
October 1 (274) 2 3 4

The Chinese name Ma Wei for δ Centauri means 'the Horse's Tail' says Allen. But δ is not on the tail in the European version: