CD−59 4504

E538673

CD−59 4504 is a catalog designation for Beta Crucis, a bright blue giant star in the constellation Crux.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
CD−59 4504 canonical 2
CD−59 4474 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf blue giant star
star
absoluteMagnitudeV −3.9
age about 8–10 million years
apparentMagnitudeV 1.25
bayerDesignation β Crucis
linked to: Beta Crucis
belongsTo Milky Way
catalogDesignation CD−59 4504
colorIndexB−V −0.23
colorIndexU−B −0.95
declination −59° 41′ 19″
distanceFromEarth about 280 light-years
about 86 parsecs
effectiveTemperature about 27,000 K
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS
flamsteedDesignation 3 Crucis
galacticLatitude about +0.77°
galacticLongitude about 300.13°
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasCompanion spectroscopic companion suspected
hasPulsations radial and non-radial
hdDesignation HD 111123
hemisphereVisibility southern hemisphere
hipparcosDesignation HIP 62434
hrDesignation HR 4853
isNakedEyeVisible true
isOneOfBrightestInConstellation true
isPartOf Southern Cross asterism
linked to: Crux constellation
isVariableStar true
locatedInConstellation Crux
luminosity about 34,000 times solar luminosity
mass about 16 solar masses
metallicityFeH near solar
parallax 11.71 mas
radialVelocity about +15 km/s
radius about 8.4 solar radii
rankByBrightnessInCrux second brightest star in Crux
rightAscension 12h 47m 43s
rotationalVelocity about 35 km/s
sameAs Beta Crucis
Mimosa
β Crucis
linked to: Beta Crucis
saoDesignation SAO 240019
spectralType B0.5 III
traditionalName Mimosa
variableStarType Beta Cephei variable
linked to: Beta Cephei

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Beta Crucis hasCatalogIdentifier CD−59 4504
HIP 62434 catalogDesignation CD−59 4474
linked to: CD−59 4504
CD−59 4504 catalogDesignation CD−59 4504