HIP 60718

E533149

HIP 60718 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Alpha Crucis, the brightest star in the Southern Cross constellation.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
HIP 60718 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf star
stellar_system
alsoKnownAs Acrux
Alpha Crucis
α Crucis
linked to: Alpha Crucis
apparentMagnitudeV 1.25
bayerDesignation α Crucis
linked to: Alpha Crucis
belongsToAsterism Southern Cross
catalogDesignation CD−63 1042
CPD−63 2495
FK5 438
HD 108248
HIP 60718
HR 4730
SAO 251904
colorIndexBminusV −0.24
componentCount 3
constellation Crux
declination −63° 05′ 56″
distanceFromEarth about 320 light-years
about 98 parsecs
effectiveTemperature about 24,000 K
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS
flamsteedDesignation none
galacticLatitude −0.60°
galacticLongitude 300.13°
hasComponent Alpha Crucis A
linked to: Alpha Crucis

Alpha Crucis B
linked to: Alpha Crucis

Alpha Crucis C
linked to: Alpha Crucis
hasHipparcosNumber 60718
hemisphere southern_celestial_hemisphere
isBrightestStarIn Crux
Southern Cross
isPartOf Local Arm
Milky Way
luminosity about 25,000 times solar_luminosity
mass about 14 solar_masses
multiplicity multiple_star_system
parallax 10.13 mas
properMotionDec −14.82 mas/yr
properMotionRA −35.83 mas/yr
radialVelocity about −11 km/s
radius about 8 solar_radii
rightAscension 12h 26m 35.9s
spectralType B0.5 IV
B1 V
visibleToNakedEye true

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alpha Crucis hasHIPDesignation HIP 60718