Southern Cross

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Southern Cross is a prominent constellation in the southern sky, easily recognized by its cross-shaped pattern of stars and often used for navigation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Southern Cross canonical 22
Southern Cross stars 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf asterism
constellation
appearsOn flag of Australia
flag of Brazil
flag of Mercosur
flag of New Zealand
flag of Papua New Guinea
flag of Samoa
borders Centaurus
Musca
hasBayerDesignation Alpha Crucis
Beta Crucis
Delta Crucis
Epsilon Crucis
Gamma Crucis
hasBrightestStar Alpha Crucis
surface form: Acrux
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Indigenous Australian peoples
Polynesian navigators
hasDeclinationRange approximately −55° to −65°
hasIAUAbbreviation Cru
hasMainStar Alpha Crucis
surface form: Acrux

Delta Crucis
Epsilon Crucis
Gamma Crucis
surface form: Gacrux

Mimosa
hasName Crux
Crux Australis
Southern Cross constellation
hasNotableDeepSkyObject Jewel Box cluster
Jewel Box cluster
surface form: NGC 4755
hasQuadrant SQ3
hasRightAscensionRange approximately 11h to 13h
hasSecondBrightestStar Mimosa
hasShape cross
isAssociatedWith navigation traditions
southern identity
isNotVisibleFrom most of Northern Hemisphere
isPartOf Milky Way
surface form: Milky Way region of sky
isProminentIn Australian culture
Brazilian culture
New Zealand culture
isRecognizedBy International Astronomical Union
isSmallestConstellationByArea true
isUsedFor celestial navigation
finding south celestial pole
orientation in southern sky
isVisibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
tropical latitudes
locatedIn southern celestial hemisphere

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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Input
Subject: Southern Cross
Description of subject: Southern Cross is a prominent constellation in the southern sky, easily recognized by its cross-shaped pattern of stars and often used for navigation.

Referenced by (23)

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

Order of the Southern Cross namedAfter Southern Cross
Order of the Southern Cross symbol Southern Cross
this entity surface form: Southern Cross stars
Confederate battle flag alsoKnownAs Southern Cross
Parliament of Victoria emblem Southern Cross
Alpha Crucis isPartOfAsterism Southern Cross
Alpha Crucis isSouthernmostStarOf Southern Cross
Beta Crucis isPartOf Southern Cross
Delta Crucis partOfAsterism Southern Cross
Epsilon Crucis isPartOfAsterism Southern Cross
Melipal nameMeaning Southern Cross
Crux alsoKnownAs Southern Cross
Crux asterism Southern Cross
Crux Australis hasEnglishName Southern Cross
Cru abbreviationOf Southern Cross
Cru shortFormOf Southern Cross
Musca locatedNear Southern Cross
Mimosa isPrincipalStarOf Southern Cross
flag of Samoa starConstellation Southern Cross
Patricia Cornwell notableWork Southern Cross
Australians hasNationalSymbol Southern Cross