Kappa Crucis
E776529
Kappa Crucis is a prominent blue giant star in the southern constellation Crux, notable as a key member of the Jewel Box open star cluster.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blue giant star
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | approximately 5.9 ⓘ |
| belongsToAsterism | Southern Cross region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterType | open star cluster ⓘ |
| colorIndexBminusV | approximately −0.16 ⓘ |
| constellation | Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −60° 22′ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2000 parsecs
ⓘ
approximately 6400 light-years ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | giant phase ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
HD 111973
NERFINISHED
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HIP 62894 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 4899 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kappa Cru NERFINISHED ⓘ κ Crucis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carina–Sagittarius Arm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | III ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Jewel Box
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4755 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key member of the Jewel Box cluster
ⓘ
blue color ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelength ⓘ |
| partOf | Crux star field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 53m ⓘ |
| spectralClass | B3 ⓘ |
| variableStar | no ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | southern latitudes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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