SAO 251145

E612506

SAO 251145 is a catalog designation for Epsilon Crucis, a bright red giant star in the Southern Cross constellation.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
SAO 251145 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf red giant star
star
alsoKnownAs Epsilon Crucis
HD 105707
HIP 59316
HR 4638
ε Crucis
linked to: Epsilon Crucis
angularSeparationFromAcrux_deg about 4
angularSeparationFromGacrux_deg about 4
apparentMagnitudeV 3.58
bayerDesignation Epsilon Crucis
belongsTo Milky Way
catalog SAO catalogue
color red-orange
constellation Crux
declination −60° 24′ 05″
distanceFromEarth_ly approximately 230
distanceFromEarth_pc approximately 70
effectiveTemperature_K about 4300
equatorialCoordinateEpoch J2000
evolutionaryStage helium-burning red giant
flamsteedDesignation none
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasHDIdentifier HD 105707
hasHIPIdentifier HIP 59316
hasHRIdentifier HR 4638
hasProperName no widely used IAU-approved proper name
hasSAOIdentifier SAO 251145
hemisphere southern celestial hemisphere
isPartOf Southern Cross asterism
linked to: Crux constellation
luminosity_solar about 700
mass_solar about 1.5
metallicity_FeH near solar
nakedEyeVisible yes
observedIn optical band
parallax_mas about 14.3
radialVelocity_kmPerSec about +17
radius_solar about 30
rightAscension 12h 21m 21s
roleInAsterism forms the left-hand star of the Southern Cross
spectralClass K3III
variable no
visibilityHemisphere southern

How these facts were elicited

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

Epsilon Crucis catalogIdentifier SAO 251145