Southern Cross region
E753971
The Southern Cross region is an area of the sky in the Southern Hemisphere centered around the prominent Crux constellation, often used for navigation and culturally significant in many southern nations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomicalRegion
ⓘ
regionOfTheSky ⓘ |
| appearsOnFlagOf |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercosur NERFINISHED ⓘ NewZealand NERFINISHED ⓘ PapuaNewGuinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | SouthernCrossSymbol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsConstellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
CoalsackNebula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JewelBoxCluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Acrux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ Epsilon Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gacrux NERFINISHED ⓘ Mimosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturallySignificantIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ NewZealand NERFINISHED ⓘ PapuaNewGuinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAsterism | SouthernCross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRoleIn |
IncaAstronomy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IndigenousAustralianAstronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ MaoriAstronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeclinationRange | approximatelyMinus50ToMinus70Degrees ⓘ |
| hasMainConstellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRightAscensionRange | approximately11hTo13h ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southernCelestialHemisphere ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | SouthernCrossAsterism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearTo |
CentaurusConstellation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MuscaConstellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notVisibleFrom | mostOfNorthernHemisphere ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
identityOfSouthernNations
ⓘ
southernLatitude ⓘ |
| usedBy |
EuropeanNavigatorsInSouthernOceans
ⓘ
PolynesianNavigators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
celestialNavigation
ⓘ
orientationInSouthernHemisphere ⓘ |
| usedToDetermine | directionOfSouthCelestialPole ⓘ |
| visibleBestInSeason | autumnInSouthernHemisphere ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NewZealand NERFINISHED ⓘ SouthAmerica ⓘ SouthernAfrica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleYearRoundFrom | latitudesSouthOfApproximately30DegreesSouth ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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