Lower Centaurus Crux

star in the constellation Crux

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.

star in the constellation Crux

star in the constellation Centaurus

star in the constellation Centaurus

star in the constellation Musca

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star in the constellation Musca

star in the constellation Centaurus

star in the constellation Musca

star in the constellation Crux

star in the constellation Centaurus

binary star system in the constellation Carina

Lonely Planet

star in the constellation Centaurus

Extrasolar planet detected with ESO's VLT

star in the constellation Crux

star in the constellation Crux

star in the constellation Centaurus

Star in the constellation Crux

star in the constellation Musca

star in the constellation Centaurus

variable star in the constellation Centaurus

star in the constellation Centaurus

star in the constellation Carina

star in the constellation Centaurus

star in the constellation Centaurus

star in the constellation Chamaeleon

binary star system in the constellation Musca

star system in the constellation Musca

star system in the constellation Crux

star system in the constellation Centaurus