Star
ζ Crux
HIP 60009 · Blue-white main-sequence star
True colour from its B–V index (-0.17) — a surface around 12,900 K.
Distance
358 light-years
Spectral type
B2.5V
Brightness
mag 4.06
Absolute mag
-1.14
Luminosity
249 × Sun
Surface
~12,900 K
Right ascension
12h 18m 26s
Declination
−64° 00′
- ζ Crux is a blue-white main-sequence star in Crux.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.