Acrux (ā`krəks) [from the Bayer designation α Crucis], brightest star in the constellation Crux Crux (kr
ks) [Lat.
..... Click the link for more information. (Southern Cross); 1992 position R.A. 12h26.2m, Dec. −63°04'. Its apparent magnitude magnitude, in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. A.D.), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the
..... Click the link for more information. of 0.86 makes it one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky, although its location in the far southern sky prevents it from being seen by most observers in the United States. Acrux is a visual binary star binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass.
..... Click the link for more information. , with components of spectral classes spectral class, in astronomy, a classification of the stars by their spectrum and luminosity . In 1885, E. C. Pickering began the first extensive attempt to classify the stars spectroscopically.
..... Click the link for more information. B1 and B3, each component itself being a spectroscopic binary. Its distance is about 370 light-years.
Acrux [′ā‚crəks]
ks) [Lat...... Click the link for more information. (Southern Cross); 1992 position R.A. 12h26.2m, Dec. −63°04'. Its apparent magnitude magnitude, in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. A.D.), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the
..... Click the link for more information. of 0.86 makes it one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky, although its location in the far southern sky prevents it from being seen by most observers in the United States. Acrux is a visual binary star binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass.
..... Click the link for more information. , with components of spectral classes spectral class, in astronomy, a classification of the stars by their spectrum and luminosity . In 1885, E. C. Pickering began the first extensive attempt to classify the stars spectroscopically.
..... Click the link for more information. B1 and B3, each component itself being a spectroscopic binary. Its distance is about 370 light-years.
Acrux [′ā‚crəks]
(astronomy)
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