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Venezuela (10°N)
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South Pole (90°S)
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Acrux B
Alpha2 Crucis
Description of the Star
Acrux B is a blue B1V main sequence star larger and brighter than our sun. The star is about 0.39 magnitudes dimmer than the giant A component, giving it an apparent magnitude of 1.73 according to the Millenium Star Atlas. The spectral type implies a temperature of about 26000 K, a diameter 6.7 times that of the sun and a luminosity 11000 times that of the sun.
Other Designations For This Star
Hipparcos Identifier (HIP Number) |
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Harvard Revised (HR Number) |
4731 |
Henry Draper Catalog (HD Number) |
108249 |
Bonner Durchmusterung (BD Number) |
CP-62 2745 |
Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory compendium (SAO Number) |
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