449 B
449 B
| name | constellation | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gacrux (γ Cru) | Cru | 8mag | 2022-01-21 17:00:00 | skybber | 2022-01-26 20:40:25.962120 |
red giant (1.6mag), which contrasts nicely with the three other hot blue-white stars of the cross. In fact, it is an optical binary, a companion of 6.5mag brightness found in the trinary at a distance of 2'. The red giant is 88 light years away, the companion is three times farther away.