HIP 61084
E612505
HIP 61084 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Epsilon Crucis, a bright giant star in the Southern Cross constellation.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hipparcos catalog star
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −0.6 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CD−60 4313
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epsilon Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 109379 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 4787 NERFINISHED ⓘ SAO 251497 NERFINISHED ⓘ ε Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 3.58 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation | Epsilon Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog |
Bright Star Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipparcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | +1.39 ⓘ |
| colorIndexU−B | +1.54 ⓘ |
| constellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −60° 24′ 05″ ⓘ |
| distance |
about 320 light-years
ⓘ
about 98 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 4,200 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | red giant branch ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about +3° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 302° ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk ⓘ |
| hasColor | orange ⓘ |
| isBrightGiantIn | Crux constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | Southern Cross asterism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 420 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | approximately solar ⓘ |
| parallax | 10.17 mas ⓘ |
| parallaxError | 0.16 mas ⓘ |
| properMotionDec | −8.71 mas/yr ⓘ |
| properMotionRA | −33.40 mas/yr ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | +17 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 30 times solar radius ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 21m 21s ⓘ |
| spectralType | K3III ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Southern Hemisphere
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ⓘ
low northern latitudes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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