Stars in Crux
The brightest star in Crux is Acrux, at apparent magnitude 0.76 and 348 ly from Earth, one of 13 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 6 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acrux | 0.76 | 348 ly | Blue subgiant (multiple system) | 28,950 K |
| 2 | Mimosa | 1.25 | 280 ly | Blue giant | 28,840 K |
| 3 | Gacrux | 1.59 | 88.6 ly | M4III | ~3,649 K |
| 4 | Imai | 2.79 | 345 ly | B2IV | ~13,418 K |
| 5 | Ginan | 3.59 | 230 ly | K3/K4III | ~3,968 K |
| 6 | Mu¹ Cru | 4.03 | 414 ly | B2IV-V | ~13,121 K |
| 7 | Zeta Cru | 4.06 | 358 ly | B2.5V | ~12,860 K |
| 8 | Eta Cru | 4.14 | 64.4 ly | F2III | ~7,141 K |
| 9 | Theta¹ Cru | 4.32 | 235 ly | Am | ~7,591 K |
| 10 | HD 108147 | 6.99 | 127 ly | F8 V CH+0.4 | 6,256 K |
| 11 | Tupã | 6.99 | 124 ly | F8/G0V | ~6,226 K |
| 12 | HD 106906 | 7.80 | 336 ly | F5 V | 6,516 K |
| 13 | TOI-4961 | 12.49 | 695 ly | G-type | 5,380 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Crux?
The brightest star in Crux is Acrux, at apparent magnitude 0.76 and 348 ly from Earth, one of 13 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 6 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Crux?
The nearest of them is Eta Cru, 64 ly away.