Star
η Crux
HIP 59072 · Yellow-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (0.35) — a surface around 7,200 K.
Distance
64.4 light-years
Spectral type
F2III
Brightness
mag 4.14
Absolute mag
2.66
Luminosity
7.5 × Sun
Surface
~7,200 K
Right ascension
12h 06m 53s
Declination
−64° 37′
- η Crux is a yellow-white giant in Crux.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.