HR 4853

E538670

HR 4853 is a bright, massive blue giant star in the constellation Crux, better known by its Bayer designation Beta Crucis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beta Cephei variable
blue giant star
star
hasAgeMillionYears ~8
hasApparentMagnitudeV 1.25
1.3
hasBayerDesignation Beta Crucis NERFINISHED
hasColorIndexBMinusV -0.23
hasColorIndexUMinusB -0.95
hasConstellation Crux NERFINISHED
hasDeclination -59° 41′ 19″
hasDistanceLightYears 280
~280
hasDistanceParsecs ~86
hasEffectiveTemperatureKelvin 27500
hasEquinox J2000.0
hasFlamsteedDesignation 3 Crucis NERFINISHED
hasGalacticPopulation thin disk
hasHDDesignation HD 111123 NERFINISHED
hasHIPDesignation HIP 62434 NERFINISHED
hasHRDesignation HR 4853 NERFINISHED
hasLuminosityClass III
hasLuminositySolar ~34000
hasMassSolar ~16
hasMetallicityFeH ~0.0
hasMultiplicity multiple star system candidate
hasParallaxMilliarcseconds 9.25
hasPhotometricBand B
V
hasProperMotionDECmasPerYear -11
hasProperMotionRAmasPerYear -36
hasRadialVelocityKmPerSec +15
hasRadiusSolar ~8.4
hasRightAscension 12h 47m 43.3s
hasRotationalVelocityKmPerSec 35
hasSpectralClass B0.5
hasSpectralType B0.5 III
hasSurfaceGravityLogG 3.5
hasTraditionalName Mimosa NERFINISHED
hasVariableType Beta Cephei NERFINISHED
isAmongBrightestStarsInSky true
isComponentOf Beta Crucis system NERFINISHED
isPartOfAsterism Southern Cross NERFINISHED
isSecondBrightestStarInConstellation Crux NERFINISHED
isUsedFor celestial navigation
isVisibleToNakedEye true

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