HD 111123

E538671

HD 111123 is the stellar catalog designation for Beta Crucis, a bright blue giant star in the Southern Cross constellation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blue giant star
star
alsoKnownAs Beta Crucis NERFINISHED
Mimosa NERFINISHED
β Crucis NERFINISHED
binaryType spectroscopic binary
hasAge_Myr about 8
hasApparentMagnitudeV 1.25
hasBayerDesignation β Crucis NERFINISHED
hasBDDesignation CPD−59°2854 NERFINISHED
hasCompanion HD 111123 B NERFINISHED
hasConstellation Crux NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificance important navigation star in Southern Hemisphere
hasDeclination −59° 41′ 19″
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly about 280
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc about 86
hasEffectiveTemperature_K about 27,000
hasEquatorialCoordinateSystem J2000
hasFlamsteedDesignation HD 111123 NERFINISHED
hasGalacticLatitude_deg about +0.77
hasGalacticLongitude_deg about 302.46
hasHenryDraperDesignation HD 111123
hasHIPDesignation HIP 62434 NERFINISHED
hasHRDesignation HR 4853 NERFINISHED
hasLuminosity_solar about 34,000
hasMass_solar about 16
hasMetallicity_Fe_H near solar
hasParallax_mas about 11.6
hasProperMotionDec_mas_per_yr about −13
hasProperMotionRA_mas_per_yr about −36
hasPulsationType Beta Cephei variable NERFINISHED
hasRadialPulsations yes
hasRadialVelocity_km_per_s about +15
hasRadius_solar about 8
hasRightAscension 12h 47m 43s
hasRotationalVelocity_km_per_s about 35
hasSAODesignation SAO 251904 NERFINISHED
hasSpectralType B0.5III
hasSurfaceGravity_log_g about 3.7
hasVariableStarDesignation Beta Crucis type pulsating star
isBrightestRankInCrux second brightest star in Crux
isColor blue
isLocatedIn Carina–Sagittarius Arm NERFINISHED
Milky Way NERFINISHED
isNakedEyeVisible yes
isPartOf Southern Cross NERFINISHED
Southern Cross asterism NERFINISHED

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Mimosa hasHenryDraperNumber HD 111123