HIP 60718
E533149
HIP 60718 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Alpha Crucis, the brightest star in the Southern Cross constellation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
star
ⓘ
stellar_system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Acrux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpha Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ α Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 1.25 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation | α Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToAsterism | Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
CD−63 1042
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CPD−63 2495 NERFINISHED ⓘ FK5 438 NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 108248 NERFINISHED ⓘ HIP 60718 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 4730 NERFINISHED ⓘ SAO 251904 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexBminusV | −0.24 ⓘ |
| componentCount | 3 ⓘ |
| constellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −63° 05′ 56″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 320 light-years
ⓘ
about 98 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 24,000 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flamsteedDesignation | none ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −0.60° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 300.13° ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Alpha Crucis A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpha Crucis B NERFINISHED ⓘ Alpha Crucis C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHipparcosNumber | 60718 ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern_celestial_hemisphere ⓘ |
| isBrightestStarIn |
Crux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Local Arm
ⓘ
Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 25,000 times solar_luminosity ⓘ |
| mass | about 14 solar_masses ⓘ |
| multiplicity | multiple_star_system ⓘ |
| parallax | 10.13 mas ⓘ |
| properMotionDec | −14.82 mas/yr ⓘ |
| properMotionRA | −35.83 mas/yr ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about −11 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 8 solar_radii ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 26m 35.9s ⓘ |
| spectralType |
B0.5 IV
ⓘ
B1 V ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
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