Crux constellation

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asterism constellation

The Crux constellation, commonly known as the Southern Cross, is a small but prominent group of stars in the southern sky that serves as an important navigational marker and cultural symbol in many Southern Hemisphere countries.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Crux	0
Southern Cross constellation	5
Southern Cross asterism	3
Crux (Southern Cross)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	asterism ⓘ constellation ⓘ
abbreviation	Cru ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees	68 ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	Australian Aboriginal astronomy ⓘ Brazilian national symbolism ⓘ Polynesian navigation traditions ⓘ
belongsTo	Bayer constellation family ⓘ
bestVisibilityMonth	May ⓘ
borderingConstellation	Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Circinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ
brightestStar	Acrux NERFINISHED ⓘ
brightestStarApparentMagnitude	0.76 ⓘ
brightestStarDesignation	Alpha Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ
coalsackNebulaType	dark nebula ⓘ
containsAsterism	Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsDeepSkyObject	Coalsack Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewel Box Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificanceRegion	Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
declination	−60° ⓘ
deepSkyObject	NGC 4755 NERFINISHED ⓘ
deepSkyObjectType	open cluster ⓘ
genitiveForm	Crucis ⓘ
hemisphere	southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
IAUConstellation	yes ⓘ
isOnFlagOf	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercosur NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ
name	Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars	49 ⓘ
numberOfMainStars	5 ⓘ
originOfName	Latin for "cross" ⓘ
quadrant	SQ3 ⓘ
rankByArea	88 ⓘ
rightAscension	12h 26m ⓘ
secondBrightestStar	Mimosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
secondBrightestStarDesignation	Beta Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol	Crux ⓘ
thirdBrightestStar	Gacrux NERFINISHED ⓘ
thirdBrightestStarDesignation	Gamma Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	celestial navigation ⓘ determining south celestial pole direction ⓘ
visibleBetweenLatitudes	+20° to −90° ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Southern Cross constellation → alsoKnownAs → Crux constellation ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Cross

Jewel Box cluster → appearsNear → Crux constellation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Cross asterism

coat of arms of Brazil (used in official seal) → centralElement → Crux constellation ⓘ