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name: Gacrux (γ Cru)
constellation: Cru
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2023-11-05 16:38:06.143251
updated_by: editor.cs
updated_date: 2023-11-05 16:38:06.143254
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Red giant (1.6 mag), which nicely contrasts with three other hot blue-white stars of the cross. In fact, it is an optical double star, with a companion of magnitude 6.5 mag found in a distance of 2'. The red giant is located at a distance of 88 light years from us, while the companion is three times further away.