3 Crucis

E619072

3 Crucis is a bright star in the southern constellation Crux, visible to the naked eye and cataloged in multiple stellar designation systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf star
age_Myr tensOfMillions
apparentMagnitudeV 4.99
belongsTo MilkyWay NERFINISHED
catalogDesignation 3 Cru NERFINISHED
CD−58 4035 NERFINISHED
CPD−58 3940
HD 104841 NERFINISHED
HIP 58867 NERFINISHED
HR 4608 NERFINISHED
SAO 239221 NERFINISHED
color blueWhite
colorIndexBminusV −0.16
constellation Crux NERFINISHED
declination −60°
distanceFromEarth_ly ~370
distanceFromEarth_pc ~113
effectiveTemperature_K ~18000
energySource coreHydrogenFusion
equatorialCoordinateSystem J2000
evolutionaryStage mainSequence
galacticPopulation thinDisk
hasProperMotion true
hemisphereVisibility southernHemisphere
isComponentOf CruxConstellationAsterismRegion
isInGalacticQuadrant southernSky
luminosity_solar ~900
mass_solar ~6
parallax_mas ~8.8
radialVelocity_kmPerSec ~+9
radius_solar ~3.5
rightAscension 11h 59m
rotationalVelocity_kmPerSec ~150
spectralType B-type
B3V
visibility nakedEyeVisible

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