Southern Cross

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Southern_Cross

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Crux
gptkbp:appearsIn	gptkb:flag_of_Australia gptkb:flag_of_New_Zealand flag of Brazil flag of Papua New Guinea
gptkbp:consistsOf	gptkb:Acrux gptkb:Delta_Crucis gptkb:Epsilon_Crucis gptkb:Gacrux gptkb:Mimosa
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	important in Indigenous Australian astronomy important in Polynesian navigation
gptkbp:declination	−60°
gptkbp:firstDescribed	European explorers in 16th century
gptkbp:hasViewOf	southern hemisphere
gptkbp:locatedIn	southern sky
gptkbp:notVisibleFrom	most of northern hemisphere
gptkbp:partOf	constellation Crux
gptkbp:rightAscension	12h 30m
gptkbp:symbolizes	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Brazil gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Australian_nationalism gptkb:Acrux gptkb:Coalsack_Nebula gptkb:Gacrux gptkb:Charles_Kingsford_Smith gptkb:Andy_Brazil_series gptkb:Australian_National_Flag gptkb:Blue_Ensign_with_Union_Jack_in_canton,_Commonwealth_Star_and_Southern_Cross gptkb:Silver_Fern_(Black,_White_and_Blue) gptkb:City_Loop gptkb:Sunbury_line gptkb:Werribee_line gptkb:Anglican_Diocese_of_Sydney gptkb:Crux gptkb:Flag_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory gptkb:Confederate_Battle_Flag
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Southern Cross