Mimosa

Also known as Beta Crusis, Becrux, bet Cru, β Cru, β Crusis, ROT 1887, SAO 240259, HD 111123

star in the constellation Crux

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: bC*
Spectral type: B1IV
Distance: 279 light-years
Redshift: z = 0.00003435769203097294
Coordinates: RA 191.9303° · Dec -59.6888°

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Key facts

Constellation: Crux
Pronunciation: / m ɪ ˈ m oʊ s ə /
Right ascension: 12 47 43.26877
Declination: −59 ° 41 ′ 19.5792 ″
Apparent magnitude v: 1.25 (1.23 - 1.31)
Spectral type: B0.5 III
U b color index: −0.98
B v color index: −0.23
Variable type: β Cep

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 16
Image: Crux constellation map.png

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spectral class: B1
catalog code: ALS 14974
stellar rotational velocity: 44
apparent magnitude: 1.99
absolute magnitude: -3.41
right ascension: 191.930286562
declination: -59.688771996
effective temperature: 26650
parallax: 11.71
radial velocity: 15.0
metallicity: -0.08
surface gravity: 10200
luminosity: 34000
right ascension component of proper motion: -34
declination component of proper motion: -25
Commons category: Mimosa (star)

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Mimosa is the second-brightest object in the southern constellation of Crux (after Acrux), and the 20th-brightest star in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation β Crucis, which is Latinised to Beta Crucis and abbreviated Beta Cru or β Cru. Mimosa forms part of the prominent asterism called the Southern Cross. It is a triple star system.

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