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name: Acrux (α Cru)
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constellation: Cru
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created_by: editor.cs
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created_date: 2023-11-05 17:55:16.323300
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updated_by: editor.cs
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updated_date: 2023-11-05 17:55:16.323305
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The brightest star of the constellation has a magnitude of 1.1 and is the 13th brightest star in the sky. In a telescope, we can distinguish it as two sparkling blue-white components separated by 4.4". They have magnitudes of 0.8 and 2.1, and we can separate them with a 60 mm telescope. The system is located at a distance of 370 light-years. We can find a third unrelated component with a magnitude of 5 in a refractor 90" away. |