530 B
530 B
| name | constellation | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrux (α Cru) | Cru | 8mag | 2022-01-21 17:00:00 | skybber | 2022-01-26 20:39:40.301461 |
the constellation's brightest star at 1.1mag and the 13th brightest star in the sky. In binoculars it can be resolved into two brilliant blue-white components 4.4" apart. They have a brightness of 0.8mag and 2.1mag, and a 60mm telescope is sufficient to separate them. The system lies at a distance of 370 light years. A third unrelated 5mag component is found 90" away.