Star
λ Crux
HIP 63007 · Blue-white main-sequence star
True colour from its B–V index (-0.15) — a surface around 12,500 K.
Distance
384 light-years
Spectral type
B4Vn
Brightness
mag 4.62
Absolute mag
-0.73
Luminosity
171 × Sun
Surface
~12,500 K
Right ascension
12h 54m 39s
Declination
−59° 09′
- λ 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.