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Gacrux
deep red · Crux · γ Cru
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About this star
Gacrux is a deep red star in the constellation Crux, 88 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 88 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- γ Cru · HIP 61084
- Spectral type
- M3.5 III · deep red
- Right ascension
- 12h 31m 10s
- Declination
- −57° 06′ 48″
- Magnitude
- 1.63 naked-eye
- Distance
- 88 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.