Crux

Summary

Crux is a constellation^[1]. Crux ranks in the top 5% of constellation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,656 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Crux is credited with the discovery of Petrus Plancius^[3].
• Crux is credited with the discovery of Emery Molyneux^[4].
• Crux's image is recorded as Constellation Crux.jpg^[5].
• Crux's instance of is recorded as constellation^[6].
• Crux's shares border with is recorded as Centaurus^[7].
• Crux's shares border with is recorded as Musca^[8].
• cross is named after Crux^[9].
• Crux's locator map image is recorded as Crux constellation map.svg^[10].
• Crux's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[11].
• Crux's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Crux symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[12].
• Crux's Commons category is recorded as Crux (constellation)^[13].
• +1590-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Crux^[14].
• Crux's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01wll^[15].
• Crux's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crux^[16].
• Crux's Commons gallery is recorded as Crux^[17].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[18].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[21].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[22].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[23].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[25].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[26].
• Crux's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Crux^[27].

Body

Geography

Crux's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Crux's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+100'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Crux's instance of is recorded as constellation^[6].

History and Context

+1590-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Crux^[14]. cross is named after Crux^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Crux include Cruzeiro E.C.^[29], an association football club^[30], in Brazil^[31], founded in 1921^[32], headquartered in Belo Horizonte^[33]; Southern Cross^[34], a railway station^[35], in Australia^[36], founded in 1859^[37]; Acrux^[38], a star^[39]; Order of the Southern Cross^[40], an order^[41], in Brazil^[42], founded in 1932^[43]; Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul^[44], a business^[45], in Brazil^[46], founded in 1927^[47], headquartered in Rio de Janeiro^[48]; cruzeiro^[49], an obsolete currency^[50], in Brazil^[51], founded in 1990^[52]; Cruzeiro do Sul^[53], a municipality of Brazil^[54], in Brazil^[55], founded in 1904^[56]; and Brazilian cruzeiro^[57], in Brazil^[58].

Why It Matters

Crux ranks in the top 5% of constellation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,656 views/month).^[2] Crux has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] Crux is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for Crux include Cruzeiro E.C.^[29], an association football club^[30], in Brazil^[31], founded in 1921^[32], headquartered in Belo Horizonte^[33]; Southern Cross^[34], a railway station^[35], in Australia^[36], founded in 1859^[37]; Acrux^[38], a star^[39]; Order of the Southern Cross^[40], an order^[41], in Brazil^[42], founded in 1932^[43]; Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul^[44], a business^[45], in Brazil^[46], founded in 1927^[47], headquartered in Rio de Janeiro^[48]; and cruzeiro^[49], an obsolete currency^[50], in Brazil^[51], founded in 1990^[52].