3 Crucis
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3 Crucis is a bright blue giant star in the constellation Crux, better known by its Bayer designation Beta Crucis and as one of the prominent stars of the Southern Cross.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blue giant star
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| age | about 8 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beta Crucis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mimosa NERFINISHED ⓘ β Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 1.25 ⓘ |
| BayerDesignation | β Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | −0.23 ⓘ |
| constellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | part of the Southern Cross on several national flags ⓘ |
| declination | −59° 41′ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | approximately 280 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_pc | approximately 86 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 27,000 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagAppearsOn |
flag of Australia
ⓘ
flag of New Zealand ⓘ flag of Papua New Guinea ⓘ flag of Samoa ⓘ |
| FlamsteedDesignation | 3 Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about +0.5° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 302° ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | spectroscopic companion ⓘ |
| HDDesignation | HD 111123 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HIPDesignation | HIP 62434 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HRDesignation | HR 4853 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
brightest stars in Crux
ⓘ
brightest stars in the night sky ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southern Cross asterism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom |
Southern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
low northern latitudes ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 34,000 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| mass | about 16 solar masses ⓘ |
| metallicity | near-solar ⓘ |
| multiplicity | binary star system ⓘ |
| parallax | about 11.6 milliarcseconds ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about +15 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 8 solar radii ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 47m ⓘ |
| rotationalVelocity | about 35 km/s ⓘ |
| spectralClass | B0.5 III ⓘ |
| usedFor | celestial navigation in Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| variableStarType | Beta Cephei variable ⓘ |
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