HIP 62434
E753505
HIP 62434 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Mimosa, a bright blue-white giant star in the Southern Cross constellation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
HipparcosCatalogStar
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| age | about 8 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beta Crucis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mimosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 1.25 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation | β Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bayerRank | beta ⓘ |
| belongsToAsterism | SouthernCrossAsterism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
CD−59 4474
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CPD−59 4470 NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 111123 NERFINISHED ⓘ HIP 62434 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 4853 NERFINISHED ⓘ SAO 240019 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | blue-white ⓘ |
| constellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −59° 41′ 19″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 320 light-years
ⓘ
about 98 parsecs ⓘ |
| dominantFusionProcess | CNOcycle ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 27,000 K ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000.0 ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | ICRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thinDisk ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | spectroscopicCompanion ⓘ |
| hasPulsations | nonradialPulsations ⓘ |
| heliumLines | strong ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | multipleStarSystem ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
brightestStarsInCrux
ⓘ
brightestStarsInNightSky ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 34,000 times solarLuminosity ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | III ⓘ |
| mass | about 16 solarMasses ⓘ |
| metallicity | near-solar ⓘ |
| parallax | 10.16 mas ⓘ |
| properMotionDec | −13.75 mas/yr ⓘ |
| properMotionRA | −36.09 mas/yr ⓘ |
| pulsationPeriod | about 4.6 hours ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | +15 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 8.4 solarRadii ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 47m 43.3s ⓘ |
| spectralClass | B ⓘ |
| spectralType | B0.5 III ⓘ |
| variableType | Beta Cephei variable ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
SouthernHemisphere
ⓘ
lowNorthernLatitudes ⓘ |
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