Mimosa

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Mimosa, also known as Beta Crucis, is a bright blue giant star and one of the principal stars forming the Southern Cross constellation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mimosa canonical 7
Mimosa B 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf B-type star
Beta Cephei variable
blue giant star
spectroscopic binary star
star
alsoKnownAs Beta Crucis
Beta Crucis
surface form: β Cru

Beta Crucis
surface form: β Crucis
belongsToAssociation Lower Centaurus–Crux
surface form: Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup

Scorpius–Centaurus OB association
formsAsterismWith Alpha Crucis
surface form: Acrux

Delta Crucis
Epsilon Crucis
Gamma Crucis
surface form: Gacrux
hasAge_Myr about 8
hasApparentMagnitudeV 1.25
hasBayerDesignation Beta Crucis
hasColor blue
hasCompanionStar Mimosa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mimosa B
hasConstellation Crux
hasDeclination −59°41′19″
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly about 280
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc about 86
hasEffectiveTemperature_K about 27,000
hasEquinox J2000
hasFlamsteedDesignation 3 Crucis
hasHenryDraperNumber HD 111123
hasHipparcosNumber HIP 62434
hasLuminosity_solar about 34,000
hasMass_solar about 16
hasOrbitalPeriod_days about 5
hasParallax_mas about 11.7
hasProperMotionDec_mas_per_yr about −11
hasProperMotionRA_mas_per_yr about −36
hasRadialVelocity_km_per_s about +15
hasRadialVelocityVariations true
hasRadius_solar about 8
hasRightAscension 12h47m43s
hasSpectralType B0.5III
hasTraditionalNameOrigin Latinized form of Portuguese "mimosa" meaning "cuddly" or "tender"
hasVariabilityAmplitude_mag about 0.02
hasVariabilityType Beta Cephei
isAmongBrightestStarsInSky true
isCataloguedIn Henry Draper Catalogue
Hipparcos Catalogue
isNavigationStar true
isPrincipalStarOf Crux
Southern Cross
isVariableStar true
isVisibleFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
low-latitude Northern Hemisphere

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Cross hasMainStar Mimosa
Southern Cross constellation hasMainStar Mimosa
subject surface form: Southern Cross
Southern Cross constellation hasSecondBrightestStar Mimosa
subject surface form: Southern Cross
Crux containsBrightStar Mimosa
Mimosa hasCompanionStar Mimosa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mimosa B