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Acrux is 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 .
α Crucis or Acrux is a triple star 321 light-years from Earth. A rich blue in colour, with a visual magnitude 0.8 to the unaided eye, it has two close components of a similar magnitude, 1.3 and 1.8 respectively, plus another much wider component of the 5th magnitude. The two close components are resolved in a small amateur telescope and the ...
component of Acrux, 23rd brightest star, multiple star, spectroscopic binary. Possible member Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association (debated). [ 1 ]
Acrux: ＜ coined from the Alpha of Crux, the former English form of it Bayer designation, Alpha Crucis. It was invented by Elijah H. Burritt in his star atlas in 1833. Magalhanica: ＜ Magalhãnica, "the Magellanic", and meaning Estrela de Magalhães, "the Star of Magellan".
Mimosa is the second-brightest object in the southern constellation of Crux (after Acrux), and the 20th-brightest star in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation β Crucis, which is Latinised to Beta Crucis and abbreviated Beta Cru or β Cru. Mimosa forms part of the prominent asterism called the Southern Cross.
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.
Upsilon Acrux first appeared on record on a 1998 compilation entitled Trummerflora 2. [1] Soon after they contributed a song to a compilation entitled Before the Pirates Came . [ 2 ] They went from a 4 piece to a 3 piece before releasing 2002's Last Train Out . [ 3 ]
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