Star
Acrux
α1 Crux · HIP 60718 · Blue-white subgiant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.24) — a surface around 14,600 K.
Distance
322 light-years
Spectral type
B0.5IV
Brightness
mag 0.77
Absolute mag
-4.20
Luminosity
4,176 × Sun
Surface
~14,600 K
Right ascension
12h 26m 36s
Declination
−63° 06′
- Acrux is a blue-white subgiant in Crux.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.