Delta Cru
E599094
Delta Cru is a bright blue-white giant star in the Southern Cross (Crux) constellation, visible to the naked eye in the southern sky.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delta Crucis | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blue-white giant star
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Delta Cru
NERFINISHED
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HD 106490 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 4662 NERFINISHED ⓘ δ Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 2.8 ⓘ |
| BayerDesignation | δ Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToAsterism | Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | blue-white ⓘ |
| constellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −58° (approx) ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 110 parsecs
ⓘ
about 360 light-years ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 22000 K ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | subgiant or giant ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | no well-established stellar companion ⓘ |
| HDNumber | 106490 ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern sky ⓘ |
| HIPNumber | 59747 ⓘ |
| HRNumber | 4662 ⓘ |
| isBrightStarIn | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNavigationStar | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | hundreds of times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | IV ⓘ |
| mass | several times solar mass ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 15m (approx) ⓘ |
| spectralType | B2 IV ⓘ |
| usedFor | celestial navigation in Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleTo | naked eye ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.