Crux

Crux ( ) is a constellation of the southern sky that is centred on four bright stars in a cross-shaped asterism commonly known as the Southern Cross. It lies on the southern end of the Milky Way's visible band. The name Crux is Latin for cross. Though it is the smallest of all 88 modern constellations, Crux is among the most easily distinguished, as each of its four main stars has an apparent visual magnitude brighter than +2.8. It has attained a high level of cultural significance in many Southern Hemisphere states and nations.

star in the constellation Crux

open cluster in the constellation Crux

dark nebula

Gacrux is the third-brightest star in the southern constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross. It has the Bayer designation Gamma Crucis, which is Latinised from γ Crucis and abbreviated Gamma Cru or γ Cru. With an apparent visual magnitude of +1.63, it is the 26th brightest star in the night sky. A line from the two "Pointers", Alpha Centauri through Beta Centauri, leads to within 1° north of this star. Using parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, it is distant. It is the nearest M-type red giant star.

Acrux is a multiple star system the brightest star in the southern constellation of Crux. It has the Bayer designation α Crucis, which is Latinised to Alpha Crucis and abbreviated Alpha Cru or α Cru. With a combined visual magnitude of +0.76, it is the 13th-brightest star in the night sky. It is the most southerly star of the asterism known as the Southern Cross and is the southernmost first-magnitude star, 2.3 degrees more southerly than Alpha Centauri. This system is located at a distance of from the Sun.

open cluster in Crux

star in the constellation Crux

open cluster in Crux

open cluster in Crux

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star in the constellation Crux

star in the constellation Crux

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Star in the constellation Crux

exoplanet orbiting HD 108147

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star in the constellation Crux

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variable star in the constellation Crux

star in the constellation Crux

Star in the constellation Crux

star in the constellation Crux

variable star in the constellation Crux

variable star in the constellation Crux

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star in the constellation Crux

star in the constellation Crux