The AsterNym star registry
Mimosa
blue · Crux · β Cru
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About this star
Mimosa is a blue star in the constellation Crux, 280 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 280 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- β Cru · HIP 62434
- Spectral type
- B0.5 III · blue
- Right ascension
- 12h 47m 43s
- Declination
- −59° 41′ 20″
- Magnitude
- 1.25 naked-eye
- Distance
- 280 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.