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Gacrux

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…

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Apparent magnitude (J)
−1.99
Apparent magnitude (V)
+1.64
B−V color index
+1.59
Constellation
Crux
Declination
−57° 06′ 47.57″
Evolutionary stage
Red giant branch

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Gacrux

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples65
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
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related to Nomenclature · 23
Gacrux → Bayer, Centaurus, Cross, Crucis, English, First Star, Gamma Crucis, Greeks, In, In Chinese, International Astronomical Union, It, July, Latinised, Ptolemy, Romans, Shí Zì Jià, Star Names, The, The WGSN's
related to Physical properties · 16
Gacrux → A3IVn, Although, But, Earth, HD, However, III, It, M3, MK, See, Sun, Sun's, The, Typically, With
related to In culture · 14
Gacrux → Acrux, Australia, Bahia, Brazil, It, Janeiro, New Zealand, November, Papua New Guinea, Rio, Samoa, Southern Cross, State, The
is a · 2
Gacrux → prominent reddish-orange, third-brightest star in the southern constellation of Crux
Apparent magnitude (J) · 1
Gacrux → −1.99
Apparent magnitude (V) · 1
Gacrux → +1.64
B−V color index · 1
Gacrux → +1.59
Constellation · 1
Gacrux → Crux
Declination · 1
Gacrux → −57° 06′ 47.57″
Evolutionary stage · 1
Gacrux → Red giant branch

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star crucis gamma red giant companion constellation magnitude crux parallax cross bayer designation also apparent latinised known stars named southern

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GacruxApparent magnitude (J)−1.991.00infobox
GacruxApparent magnitude (V)+1.641.00infobox
GacruxB−V color index+1.591.00infobox
GacruxConstellationCrux1.00infobox
GacruxDeclination−57° 06′ 47.57″1.00infobox
GacruxEvolutionary stageRed giant branch1.00infobox
GacruxRight ascension12h 31m 09.960s1.00infobox
GacruxSpectral typeM3.5 III1.00infobox
GacruxU−B color index+1.781.00infobox
GacruxVariable typeSRV1.00infobox
Gacruxis athird-brightest star in the southern constellation of Crux0.90text
Gacruxis aprominent reddish-orange0.90text

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