Alpha Crucis

Summary

Alpha Crucis is a multiple star^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Crucis's image is recorded as Acrux kstars.png^[3].
• Alpha Crucis's image is recorded as Acrux.png^[4].
• Alpha Crucis's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[5].
• Alpha Crucis's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[6].
• Alpha Crucis's instance of is recorded as star^[7].
• Alpha Crucis's instance of is recorded as binary star^[8].
• Alpha Crucis's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[9].
• Alpha Crucis's constellation is recorded as Crux^[10].
• Alpha Crucis's spectral class is recorded as B0.5IV + B1V^[11].
• Alpha Crucis's Commons category is recorded as Alpha Crucis^[12].
• Alpha Crucis's has part is recorded as Q76281848^[13].
• Alpha Crucis's has part is recorded as Q10847559^[14].
• Alpha Crucis's has part is recorded as Acrux^[15].
• Alpha Crucis's catalog code is recorded as α Cru^[16].
• Alpha Crucis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 60718^[17].
• Alpha Crucis's catalog code is recorded as HIC 60718^[18].
• Alpha Crucis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/016nr5^[19].
• Alpha Crucis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+0.76'}^[20].
• Alpha Crucis's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0219695^[21].
• Alpha Crucis's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Alpha-Crucis^[22].
• Alpha Crucis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-3.77'}^[23].
• Alpha Crucis's luminosity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q843877', 'amount': '+25000'}^[24].
• Alpha Crucis's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q48440', 'amount': '+4.76'}^[25].
• Alpha Crucis's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+10.13'}^[26].
• Alpha Crucis's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-11.2'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include multiple star^[5], navigational star^[6], star^[7], binary star^[8], and spectroscopic binary^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include α Cru^[16], HIP 60718^[17], and HIC 60718^[18].

Why It Matters

Alpha Crucis has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]