HIP 62434
E538672
HIP 62434 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Beta Crucis, a bright blue giant star in the Southern Cross constellation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | star ⓘ |
| age_millionYears | about 8 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beta Crucis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mimosa NERFINISHED ⓘ β Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 1.25 ⓘ |
| belongsToAsterism | Southern Cross asterism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
CD−59 4474
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HD 111123 NERFINISHED ⓘ HIP 62434 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 4853 NERFINISHED ⓘ SAO 240019 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | −0.23 ⓘ |
| colorIndexU−B | −0.95 ⓘ |
| constellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −59° 41′ 19.63″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | approximately 280 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_pc | approximately 86 parsecs ⓘ |
| dominantColor | blue-white ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature_K | about 27,000 ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | blue giant ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude_deg | −0.36 ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude_deg | 300.13 ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | young disk star ⓘ |
| hasCompanion |
HIP 62434 B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HIP 62434 C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| luminosity_solar | about 34,000 ⓘ |
| mass_solar | about 16 ⓘ |
| multiplicity | multiple star system ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the brightest B-type stars in the sky ⓘ |
| parallax_mas | about 11.6 ⓘ |
| properMotionDec_masPerYear | about −13 ⓘ |
| properMotionRA_masPerYear | about −36 ⓘ |
| radialVelocity_kmPerSec | about +15 ⓘ |
| radius_solar | about 8.4 ⓘ |
| rankByBrightnessInCrux | second-brightest star in Crux ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 47m 43.268s ⓘ |
| rotationalVelocity_kmPerSec | about 35 ⓘ |
| spectralClass | B-type ⓘ |
| spectralType | B0.5 III ⓘ |
| variableType | Beta Cephei variable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
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