LIST OF STARS IN CRUX

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

Name	Designation				Location		Magnitude		Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	B	F	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis.	abs.
β Cru	β		111123	62434			1.25	−3.92	352	B0.5III	Becrux, Mimosa; 20th brightest star; β Cep variable,
α1 Cru	α1		108248	60718			1.4	−3.6	321	B0.5IV	Acrux; 23rd brightest star; multiple star, spectroscopic binary
γ Cru A	γ		108903	61084			1.59	−0.56	88	M4III	Gacrux; triple star; suspected variable
α2 Cru	α2		108249				2.09	−2.88	321	B1V	component of the α Cru system
δ Cru	δ		106490	59747			2.79	−2.45	364	B2IV	Decrux, Delcrux; β Cep variable;
ε Cru	ε		107446	60260			3.59	−0.63	228	K3/K4III	Juxta, Juxta Crucem; suspected variable
μ1 Cru	μ1		112092	63003			4.03	−1.29	377	B2IV-V	binary star
ζ Cru	ζ		106983	60009			4.06	−1.16	361	B2.5V	double star
η Cru	η		105211	59072			4.14	2.67	64	F2III	double star
θ1 Cru	θ1		104671	58758			4.32	0.08	230	Am	spectroscopic binary
			110956	62327			4.62	−0.80	396	B3V	double star
λ Cru	λ		112078	63007			4.62	−0.59	360	B4Vn	β Cep variable,
ι Cru	ι		110829	62268			4.69	1.78	125	K1III	optical double
θ2 Cru	θ2		104841	58867			4.72	−2.10	753	B2IV	spectroscopic binary; β Cep variable,
256 Cru		256	108250				4.86			B4IV	probable optical double with the α Cru system
39 Cru		39	110335	61966			4.91	−2.60	1035	B6IV	Be star
μ2 Cru	μ2		112091	63005			5.08	−0.14	361	B5Vne	component of μ Cru system; γ Cas variable,
BZ Cru			110432	62027			5.27	−2.12	982	B2pe	high-mass X-ray binary; γ Cas variable,
			112244	63117			5.34	−3.47	1884	O9Ib	emission-line star
			107696	60379			5.38	0.28	342	B9V
BL Cru			108396	60781			5.38	−0.82	566	M4/M5III	semiregular variable,
			103961	58379			5.44	−1.00	633	B8III	suspected variable
35 Cru		35	108968	61136			5.49	−3.07	1680	F5Ib-G0p	BG Cru; Cepheid variable,
			103884	58326			5.59	−0.73	598	B3V	suspected variable
			104035	58427			5.59	−4.11	2835	A3Ib
DS Cru			111613	62732			5.71	−4.10	2991	A2Iab	emission-line star; α Cyg variable,
			111904	62894			5.75	−4.71	4025	B9Ia	suspected variable
			108732	60969			5.78	−0.40	562	M1III	suspected variable
κ Cru	κ		111973	62931			5.89			B5Ia	member of the Jewel Box star cluster (note that κ Cru usually refers to the cluster itself)
			106068	59517			5.91	−4.96	4866	B9Ia
			107543	60308			5.91	−2.73	1743	K4III + (F)
			104933	58921			5.95	−0.59	661	M2III	suspected variable
			109000	61158			5.96	1.62	240	A8III
			110506	62058			5.99	0.47	414	B9Vn
			108355	60771			6.02	−0.50	657	B8IV
			108501	60851			6.05	1.11	317	A0Vn
			110461	62026			6.06	0.77	372	B9V
			105841	59396			6.08	1.34	290	F0III
			108570	60870			6.15	3.02	138	K0/K1III
			104430	58642			6.16	1.28	309	A1V
DL Cru			106343	59678			6.20			B1.5Ia	α Cyg variable;
			108530	60861			6.21	0.31	494	K2III
			105437	59200			6.22	−2.89	2159	K3/K4II
			109492	61443			6.22	2.89	151	G4IV
			104900	58901			6.30	1.12	354	B9Vn
			104111	58469			6.34			A9Ib-II
			108395	60780			6.35	−0.79	874	K4III
			110532	62084			6.41	−0.14	667	K0/K1III	double star
γ Cru B	γ		108925				6.42				component of the γ Cru system
R Cru			107805	60455			6.90		508	F7Ib/II	Cepheid variable,
HD 108147			108147	60644			6.99		126	F9V	has a planet

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References

See also

★ List of stars by constellation

References

★ The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues

★ HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index

★ Identification of a Constellation from a Position

★ SIMBAD Astronomical Database

★ Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2)