The AsterNym star registry
Acrux
blue · Crux · α Cru
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About this star
Acrux is a blue star in the constellation Crux, 320 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 320 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- α Cru · HIP 60718
- Spectral type
- B0.5 IV · blue
- Right ascension
- 12h 26m 36s
- Declination
- −63° 05′ 57″
- Magnitude
- 0.77 naked-eye
- Distance
- 320 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.