Southern Cross

E41171

asterism constellation

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

Aliases (1)

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	Acrux →
hasCulturalSignificanceFor	Indigenous Australian peoples → Polynesian navigators →
hasDeclinationRange	approximately −55° to −65° →
hasIAUAbbreviation	Cru →
hasMainStar	Acrux → Delta Crucis → Epsilon Crucis → Gacrux → Mimosa →
hasName	Crux → Crux Australis → Southern Cross constellation →
hasNotableDeepSkyObject	Jewel Box cluster → 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 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 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Confederate battle flag →	alsoKnownAs
Order of the Southern Cross →	namedAfter
Order of the Southern Cross ("Southern Cross stars") →	symbol
Southern Hemisphere →	visibleConstellations