Star
Mimosa
β Crux · HIP 62434 · Blue-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.24) — a surface around 14,600 K.
Distance
279 light-years
Spectral type
B0.5III
Brightness
mag 1.25
Absolute mag
-3.41
Luminosity
2,008 × Sun
Surface
~14,600 K
Right ascension
12h 47m 43s
Declination
−59° 41′
- Mimosa is a blue-white giant in Crux.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.