CD−59 4504
E538673
CD−59 4504 is a catalog designation for Beta Crucis, a bright blue giant star in the constellation Crux.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blue giant star
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −3.9 ⓘ |
| age | about 8–10 million years ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 1.25 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation | β Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation | CD−59 4504 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | −0.23 ⓘ |
| colorIndexU−B | −0.95 ⓘ |
| declination | −59° 41′ 19″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 280 light-years
ⓘ
about 86 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 27,000 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flamsteedDesignation | 3 Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about +0.77° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 300.13° ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | spectroscopic companion suspected ⓘ |
| hasPulsations | radial and non-radial ⓘ |
| hdDesignation | HD 111123 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| hipparcosDesignation | HIP 62434 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hrDesignation | HR 4853 ⓘ |
| isNakedEyeVisible | true ⓘ |
| isOneOfBrightestInConstellation | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southern Cross asterism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVariableStar | true ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 34,000 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| mass | about 16 solar masses ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | near solar ⓘ |
| parallax | 11.71 mas ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about +15 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 8.4 solar radii ⓘ |
| rankByBrightnessInCrux | second brightest star in Crux ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 47m 43s ⓘ |
| rotationalVelocity | about 35 km/s ⓘ |
| sameAs |
Beta Crucis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mimosa NERFINISHED ⓘ β Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| saoDesignation | SAO 240019 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralType | B0.5 III ⓘ |
| traditionalName | Mimosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variableStarType | Beta Cephei variable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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