CONSTELLATION OF CRUX |
Name: Crux
Abbreviation: Cru
Meaning: Southern Cross
Right Ascension: 12.5h
Declination: -60º
Area (Degrees squared): 68
Stars with known planets: 1
Bordering Constellations: Centaurus, Musca
Visible at latitudes between +20º and -90º in the southern hemisphere and best at mid-evening during May.
A small constellation, first defined in the 18th century.
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Crux is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations but one of the most distinctive.
Deep Sky Objects:
Coalsack Nebula - the most prominent dark nebula in the night sky, easily visible to the naked eye as a big dark patch in the southern Milky Way.
NGC 4755 - Open Cluster, magnitude 4.20, known as the Jewel Box or Kappa Crucis Cluster
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +1.25 - Acrux
2. +1.25 - Mimosa
3. +1.55 - Gacrux
4. +2.75
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