Alpha Crucis

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Acrux
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.76
gptkbp:BayerDesignation α Crucis
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:SAO_252582
gptkb:CD−63°1207
gptkb:HD_108248
gptkb:HIP_61084
gptkb:HR_4729
gptkb:WDS_J12267-6306A
2MASS J12263582-6305560
CPD−63°2495
GC 16936
GSC 09002-01813
TYC 9002-1813-1
WDS J12267-6306B
WDS J12267-6306C
gptkbp:component Alpha Crucis A
Alpha Crucis B
Alpha Crucis C
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Crux
gptkbp:declination -63° 05′ 56″
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 321 light years
gptkbp:firstCataloguedBy gptkb:Nicolas_Louis_de_Lacaille
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Crucis
gptkbp:luminosity 16,000 times Sun (B)
25,000 times Sun (A)
gptkbp:mass 15.5 solar masses (B)
18 solar masses (A)
gptkbp:notableFor one of the brightest stars in the night sky
brightest star in Crux
gptkbp:parallax 10.13 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Southern_Cross
gptkbp:properMotionRA -35.83 mas/yr
-14.89 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity +15 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 12h 26m 35.9s
gptkbp:spectralType B0.5IV+B1V
gptkbp:temperature 28,000 K (A)
28,000 K (B)
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Acrux
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6