List of stars in Crux

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Crux, sorted by decreasing brightness.

width="70" \| Name ! B ! Var ! HD ! HIP ! RA ! Dec ! vis. mag. ! abs. mag. ! Dist. (ly) ! Sp. class ! Notes
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β Cru	β		111123	62434	{{RA\|12\|47\|43.32}}	{{DEC\|−59\|41\|19.4}}	1.25	−3.92	352	B0.5III	style="text-align:left;" \| Mimosa, Becrux; binary star or possibly triple star system, 20th brightest of all stars; β Cep variable, {{Variable star\|+1.23\|+1.31\|0.2365072}} Probable high-mass member of Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.{{cite journal\|title=The Nearest OB Association: Scorpius–Centaurus (Sco OB2)\|author=Preibisch, T., Mamajek, E.\|date=2008\|journal=Handbook of Star-Forming Regions\|volume=2\|pages=0\|bibcode=2008hsf2.book..235P\|arxiv=0809.0407}}
α¹ Cru (α Cru A)	α¹		108248	60718	{{RA\|12\|26\|35.94}}	{{DEC\|−63\|05\|56.6}}	1.4	−3.6	321	B0.5IV	style="text-align:left;" \| component of Acrux, 23rd brightest star, multiple star, spectroscopic binary. Possible member Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association (debated).
γ Cru	γ		108903	61084	{{RA\|12\|31\|09.93}}	{{DEC\|−57\|06\|45.2}}	1.60	−0.56	88	M4III	style="text-align:left;" \| Gacrux, SRV, {{Variable star\|+1.60\|+1.67}}
α² Cru (α Cru B)	α²		108249		{{RA\|12\|26\|36.50}}	{{DEC\|−63\|05\|58.0}}	2.09	−2.88	321	B1V	style="text-align:left;" \| component of Acrux. Possible member Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association (debated).
δ Cru	δ		106490	59747	{{RA\|12\|15\|08.76}}	{{DEC\|−58\|44\|56.0}}	2.79	−2.45	364	B2IV	style="text-align:left;" \| Imai,{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt \|title=IAU Catalog of Star Names \|publisher=International Astronomical Union \|accessdate=2018-09-17}} β Cep variable; {{Variable star\|+2.78\|+2.80\|0.151038}} Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.{{cite journal\|title=A Hipparcos Census of Nearby OB Associations\|author1=de Zeeuw, P.T. \|author2=Hoogerwerf, R. \|author3=de Bruijne, J.H.J. \|author4=Brown, A.G.A. \|author5=Blaauw, A. \|date=1999\|journal=Astronomical Journal\|volume=117\|issue=1\|pages=354–99\|bibcode=1999AJ....117..354D\|doi=10.1086/300682\|arxiv = astro-ph/9809227 \|s2cid=16098861 }}
ε Cru	ε		107446	60260	{{RA\|12\|21\|21.81}}	{{DEC\|−60\|24\|04.9}}	3.59	−0.63	228	K3/K4III	style="text-align:left;" \| Ginan, suspected variable
μ¹ Cru	μ¹		112092	63003	{{RA\|12\|54\|35.66}}	{{DEC\|−57\|10\|40.4}}	4.03	−1.29	377	B2IV-V	style="text-align:left;" \| binary star; suspected variable; Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
ζ Cru	ζ		106983	60009	{{RA\|12\|18\|26.29}}	{{DEC\|−64\|00\|11.0}}	4.06	−1.16	361	B2.5V	style="text-align:left;" \| double star, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
η Cru	η		105211	59072	{{RA\|12\|06\|52.85}}	{{DEC\|−64\|36\|49.1}}	4.14	2.67	64	F2III	style="text-align:left;" \| double star
θ¹ Cru	θ¹		104671	58758	{{RA\|12\|03\|01.70}}	{{DEC\|−63\|18\|46.6}}	4.32	0.08	230	Am	style="text-align:left;" \| spectroscopic binary
HD 110956			110956	62327	{{RA\|12\|46\|22.75}}	{{DEC\|−56\|29\|19.6}}	4.62	−0.80	396	B3V	style="text-align:left;" \| double star; suspected slow irregular variable; Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
λ Cru	λ		112078	63007	{{RA\|12\|54\|39.22}}	{{DEC\|−59\|08\|48.0}}	4.62	−0.59	360	B4Vn	style="text-align:left;" \| β Cep variable, {{VSA\|0.02\|0.3951}}, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
ι Cru	ι		110829	62268	{{RA\|12\|45\|37.92}}	{{DEC\|−60\|58\|52.2}}	4.69	1.78	125	K1III	style="text-align:left;" \| optical double
θ² Cru	θ²		104841	58867	{{RA\|12\|04\|19.24}}	{{DEC\|−63\|09\|56.6}}	4.72	−2.10	753	B2IV	style="text-align:left;" \| spectroscopic binary; β Cep variable, {{Variable star\|+4.70\|+4.74\|0.0889}}
α Cru C			108250		{{RA\|12\|26\|30.90}}	{{DEC\|−63\|07\|21.0}}	4.86			B4IV	style="text-align:left;" \| probable optical double with the α Cru system; suspected variable
CH Cru		CH	110335	61966	{{RA\|12\|41\|56.60}}	{{DEC\|−59\|41\|08.9}}	4.91	−2.60	1035	B6IV	style="text-align:left;" \| γ Cas variable
μ² Cru	μ²		112091	63005	{{RA\|12\|54\|36.92}}	{{DEC\|−57\|10\|07.1}}	5.08	−0.14	361	B5Vne	style="text-align:left;" \| component of μ Cru system; γ Cas variable, {{Variable star\|+4.99\|+5.18}}
HD 110432		BZ	110432	62027	{{RA\|12\|42\|50.28}}	{{DEC\|−63\|03\|31.0}}	5.27	−2.12	982	B2pe	style="text-align:left;" \| high-mass X-ray binary; γ Cas variable, {{Variable star\|+5.24\|+5.45}}
HD 112244			112244	63117	{{RA\|12\|55\|57.14}}	{{DEC\|−56\|50\|08.9}}	5.34	−3.47	1884	O9Ib	style="text-align:left;" \| emission-line star; variable star, {{VSA\|0.008\|2.00288}}
HD 107696			107696	60379	{{RA\|12\|22\|49.47}}	{{DEC\|−57\|40\|34.0}}	5.38	0.28	342	B9V	suspected variable
BL Cru		BL	108396	60781	{{RA\|12\|27\|28.88}}	{{DEC\|−58\|59\|30.4}}	5.38	−0.82	566	M4/M5III	style="text-align:left;" \| semiregular variable, {{VSA\|0.35}}
HD 103961			103961	58379	{{RA\|11\|58\|15.25}}	{{DEC\|−56\|19\|02.3}}	5.44	−1.00	633	B8III	style="text-align:left;" \| suspected variable, {{Variable star\|+5.43\|+5.48}}
BG Cru		BG	108968	61136	{{RA\|12\|31\|40.34}}	{{DEC\|−59\|25\|26.1}}	5.49	−3.07	1680	F5Ib-G0p	style="text-align:left;" \| Cepheid variable, {{Variable star\|+5.34\|+5.58\|3.3428}}
HD 103884			103884	58326	{{RA\|11\|57\|40.04}}	{{DEC\|−62\|26\|55.4}}	5.59	−0.73	598	B3V	style="text-align:left;" \| suspected variable
HD 104035			104035	58427	{{RA\|11\|58\|47.67}}	{{DEC\|−64\|20\|22.4}}	5.59	−4.11	2835	A3Ib
DS Cru		DS	111613	62732	{{RA\|12\|51\|17.98}}	{{DEC\|−60\|19\|47.2}}	5.71	−4.10	2991	A2Iab	style="text-align:left;" \| emission-line star; α Cyg variable
HD 111904			111904	62894	{{RA\|12\|53\|21.90}}	{{DEC\|−60\|19\|42.6}}	5.75	−4.71	4025	B9Ia	style="text-align:left;" \| suspected variable, {{Variable star\|+5.70\|+6.80}}
HD 108732			108732	60969	{{RA\|12\|29\|54.19}}	{{DEC\|−56\|31\|29.9}}	5.78	−0.40	562	M1III	style="text-align:left;" \| variable star, {{VSA\|0.010\|196.46365}}
HD 106068			106068	59517	{{RA\|12\|12\|21.99}}	{{DEC\|−62\|57\|02.8}}	5.91	−4.96	4866	B9Ia	suspected variable, {{VSA\|0.02}}
HD 107543			107543	60308	{{RA\|12\|21\|57.44}}	{{DEC\|−56\|22\|27.8}}	5.91	−2.73	1743	K4III + (F)	variable star, {{VSA\|0.007\|11.23596}}
HD 104933			104933	58921	{{RA\|12\|04\|57.25}}	{{DEC\|−60\|58\|05.7}}	5.95	−0.59	661	M2III	style="text-align:left;" \| suspected variable
HD 109000			109000	61158	{{RA\|12\|31\|56.15}}	{{DEC\|−63\|30\|21.2}}	5.96	1.62	240	A8III
κ Cru	κ		111973	62931	{{RA\|12\|53\|48.92}}	{{DEC\|−60\|22\|34.5}}	5.98	−2.55	1661	B5Ia	style="text-align:left;" \| member of the Jewel Box star cluster (note that κ Cru usually refers to the cluster itself); variable star, {{VSA\|0.014\|9.53562}}
HD 110506			110506	62058	{{RA\|12\|43\|09.21}}	{{DEC\|−56\|10\|34.3}}	5.99	0.47	414	B9Vn	Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
HD 108355			108355	60771	{{RA\|12\|27\|24.85}}	{{DEC\|−63\|47\|20.3}}	6.02	−0.50	657	B8IV
HD 108501			108501	60851	{{RA\|12\|28\|19.31}}	{{DEC\|−64\|20\|27.5}}	6.05	1.11	317	A0Vn
HD 110461			110461	62026	{{RA\|12\|42\|49.80}}	{{DEC\|−55\|56\|49.1}}	6.06	0.77	372	B9V	Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
HD 105841			105841	59396	{{RA\|12\|11\|05.25}}	{{DEC\|−61\|16\|38.6}}	6.08	1.34	290	F0III
HD 108570			108570	60870	{{RA\|12\|28\|33.84}}	{{DEC\|−56\|24\|26.2}}	6.15	3.02	138	K0/K1III
HD 104430			104430	58642	{{RA\|12\|01\|29.26}}	{{DEC\|−57\|30\|13.5}}	6.16	1.28	309	A1V
DL Cru		DL	106343	59678	{{RA\|12\|14\|16.93}}	{{DEC\|−64\|24\|30.7}}	6.20	−7.66	~20000	B1.5Ia	style="text-align:left;" \| α Cyg variable
HD 108530			108530	60861	{{RA\|12\|28\|25.71}}	{{DEC\|−61\|47\|41.4}}	6.21	0.31	494	K2III
HD 105437			105437	59200	{{RA\|12\|08\|24.74}}	{{DEC\|−60\|50\|49.7}}	6.22	−2.89	2159	K3/K4II
HD 109492			109492	61443	{{RA\|12\|35\|29.79}}	{{DEC\|−61\|50\|29.0}}	6.22	2.89	151	G4IV
HD 104900			104900	58910	{{RA\|12\|04\|45.29}}	{{DEC\|−59\|15\|11.7}}	6.30	1.12	354	B9Vn
HD 108395			108395	60780	{{RA\|12\|27\|28.84}}	{{DEC\|−58\|18\|59.3}}	6.35	−0.79	874	K4III
HD 104111			104111	58469	{{RA\|11\|59\|25.62}}	{{DEC\|−62\|49\|51.4}}	6.36	−5.85	9022	A8II
HD 110532			110532	62084	{{RA\|12\|43\|28.40}}	{{DEC\|−58\|54\|09.9}}	6.41	−0.14	667	K0/K1III	style="text-align:left;" \| double star
γ Cru B	γ		108925		{{RA\|12\|31\|16.70}}	{{DEC\|−57\|04\|52.0}}	6.42			A3V	style="text-align:left;" \| component of the γ Cru system
T Cru		T	107447	60259	{{RA\|12\|21\|21.13}}	{{DEC\|−62\|16\|53.9}}	6.58		4000	G2Ib	style="text-align:left;" \| Cepheid variable, {{Variable star\|+6.32\|+6.83\|6.73331}}
S Cru		S	112044	62986	{{RA\|12\|54\|22.00}}	{{DEC\|−58\|25\|50.2}}	6.58		2300	F7Ib-II	style="text-align:left;" \| Cepheid variable, {{Variable star\|+6.22\|+6.92\|4.68997}}
R Cru		R	107805	60455	{{RA\|12\|23\|37.69}}	{{DEC\|−61\|37\|44.9}}	6.90	0.94	508	F7Ib/II	style="text-align:left;" \| Cepheid variable, {{Variable star\|+6.40\|+7.23\|5.82575}}
HD 108147			108147	60644	{{RA\|12\|25\|46.27}}	{{DEC\|−64\|01\|19.5}}	6.99	4.05	126	F9V	style="text-align:left;" \| Tupã; has a planet (b)
AG Cru		AG	110258		{{RA\|12\|41\|25.98}}	{{DEC\|−59\|47\|38.8}}	7.90			F8Ib-II	style="text-align:left;" \| Cepheid variable, {{Variable star\|+7.73\|+8.58\|3.83728}}
HD 106906			106906	59960	{{RA\|12\|17\|53.19}}	{{DEC
55\|58\|31.89}}	7.8		300	F5V	style="text-align:left;" \| has a planet (b)
BH Cru		BH		59844	{{RA\|12\|16\|16.79}}	{{DEC\|−56\|17\|09.6}}	7.96		8200	SC4.5-7/8e	style="text-align:left;" \| Mira variable, {{Variable star\|+6.6\|+9.8\|530}}
X Cru		X	110945		{{RA\|12\|46\|22.27}}	{{DEC\|−59\|07\|29.1}}	8.10			G1Ib	style="text-align:left;" \| Cepheid variable, {{Variable star\|+8.1\|+8.7\|6.21997}}
W Cru		W	105998	59483	{{RA\|12\|11\|59.16}}	{{DEC\|−58\|47\|00.7}}	8.44			G2Iab	style="text-align:left;" \| β Lyr variable
AB Cru		AB	106871	59935	{{RA\|12\|17\|37.12}}	{{DEC\|−58\|09\|52.4}}	8.48		3900	B2IVe	style="text-align:left;" \| Algol variable
AI Cru		AI		59026	{{RA\|12\|06\|07.69}}	{{DEC\|−61\|15\|24.8}}	9.68		2300	F7Ib-II	style="text-align:left;" \| Algol variable
GX 301-2		BP			{{RA\|12\|26\|37.56}}	{{DEC
62\|46\|13.2}}	10.66			B1.2Ia	style="text-align:left;" \| High-mass X-ray binary, {{Variable star\|+10.4\|+10.92\|41.487}}
WR 46		DI	104994	58954	{{RA\|12\|05\|18.72}}	{{DEC
62\|03\|10.1}}	10.8	−2.25	13000	WN3p	style="text-align:left;" \| Wolf–Rayet star, {{Variable star\|+10.49\|+11.00}}
HDE 311884		CD	311884		{{RA\|12\|43\|51.00}}	{{DEC
63\|45\|14.8}}	10.81		911	WN6o + O5V	style="text-align:left;" \| Wolf–Rayet star, {{VSA\|0.11\|6.24}}
NGC 4349-127					{{RA\|12\|24\|35.47}}	{{DEC
61\|49\|11.7}}	10.82		6500	KIII	style="text-align:left;" \| has a planet
BI Cru		BI			{{RA\|12\|23\|25.99}}	{{DEC\|−62\|38\|16.1}}	11.00			B+....	style="text-align:left;" \| Symbiotic star, {{Variable star\|+11.0\|+14.0}} {{Starlist Legend}}

Notes

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Crux

List of stars in Crux

See also

Notes

References