List of stars in Crux

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

Notes

β Cru

β

111123

62434

12^h 47^m 43.32^s

−59° 41′ 19.4″

1.25

−3.92

352

B0.5III

Mimosa, Becrux; binary star or possibly triple star system, 20th brightest of all stars; β Cep variable, V_max = +1.23^m, V_min = +1.31^m, P = 0.2365072 d Probable high-mass member of Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.

α¹ Cru (α Cru A)

α¹

108248

60718

12^h 26^m 35.94^s

−63° 05′ 56.6″

1.4

−3.6

321

B0.5IV

component of Acrux, 23rd brightest star, multiple star, spectroscopic binary. Possible member Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association (debated).

γ Cru

γ

108903

61084

12^h 31^m 09.93^s

−57° 06′ 45.2″

1.60

−0.56

88

M4III

Gacrux, SRV, V_max = +1.60^m, V_min = +1.67^m

α² Cru (α Cru B)

α²

108249

12^h 26^m 36.50^s

−63° 05′ 58.0″

2.09

−2.88

321

B1V

component of Acrux. Possible member Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association (debated).

δ Cru

δ

106490

59747

12^h 15^m 08.76^s

−58° 44′ 56.0″

2.79

−2.45

364

B2IV

Imai, β Cep variable; V_max = +2.78^m, V_min = +2.80^m, P = 0.151038 d
Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.

ε Cru

ε

107446

60260

12^h 21^m 21.81^s

−60° 24′ 04.9″

3.59

−0.63

228

K3/K4III

Ginan, suspected variable

μ¹ Cru

μ¹

112092

63003

12^h 54^m 35.66^s

−57° 10′ 40.4″

4.03

−1.29

377

B2IV-V

binary star; suspected variable; Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.

ζ Cru

ζ

106983

60009

12^h 18^m 26.29^s

−64° 00′ 11.0″

4.06

−1.16

361

B2.5V

double star, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.

η Cru

η

105211

59072

12^h 06^m 52.85^s

−64° 36′ 49.1″

4.14

2.67

64

F2III

double star

θ¹ Cru

θ¹

104671

58758

12^h 03^m 01.70^s

−63° 18′ 46.6″

4.32

0.08

230

Am

spectroscopic binary

HD 110956

110956

62327

12^h 46^m 22.75^s

−56° 29′ 19.6″

4.62

−0.80

396

B3V

double star; suspected slow irregular variable; Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.

λ Cru

λ

112078

63007

12^h 54^m 39.22^s

−59° 08′ 48.0″

4.62

−0.59

360

B4Vn

β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.02^m, P = 0.3951 d, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.

ι Cru

ι

110829

62268

12^h 45^m 37.92^s

−60° 58′ 52.2″

4.69

1.78

125

K1III

optical double

θ² Cru

θ²

104841

58867

12^h 04^m 19.24^s

−63° 09′ 56.6″

4.72

−2.10

753

B2IV

spectroscopic binary; β Cep variable, V_max = +4.70^m, V_min = +4.74^m, P = 0.0889 d

α Cru C

108250

12^h 26^m 30.90^s

−63° 07′ 21.0″

4.86

B4IV

probable optical double with the α Cru system; suspected variable

CH Cru

CH

110335

61966

12^h 41^m 56.60^s

−59° 41′ 08.9″

4.91

−2.60

1035

B6IV

γ Cas variable

μ² Cru

μ²

112091

63005

12^h 54^m 36.92^s

−57° 10′ 07.1″

5.08

−0.14

361

B5Vne

component of μ Cru system; γ Cas variable, V_max = +4.99^m, V_min = +5.18^m

HD 110432

BZ

110432

62027

12^h 42^m 50.28^s

−63° 03′ 31.0″

5.27

−2.12

982

B2pe

high-mass X-ray binary; γ Cas variable, V_max = +5.24^m, V_min = +5.45^m

HD 112244

112244

63117

12^h 55^m 57.14^s

−56° 50′ 08.9″

5.34

−3.47

1884

O9Ib

emission-line star; variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 2.00288 d

HD 107696

107696

60379

12^h 22^m 49.47^s

−57° 40′ 34.0″

5.38

0.28

342

B9V

suspected variable

BL Cru

BL

108396

60781

12^h 27^m 28.88^s

−58° 59′ 30.4″

5.38

−0.82

566

M4/M5III

semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.35^m

HD 103961

103961

58379

11^h 58^m 15.25^s

−56° 19′ 02.3″

5.44

−1.00

633

B8III

suspected variable, V_max = +5.43^m, V_min = +5.48^m

BG Cru

BG

108968

61136

12^h 31^m 40.34^s

−59° 25′ 26.1″

5.49

−3.07

1680

F5Ib-G0p

Cepheid variable, V_max = +5.34^m, V_min = +5.58^m, P = 3.3428 d

HD 103884

103884

58326

11^h 57^m 40.04^s

−62° 26′ 55.4″

5.59

−0.73

598

B3V

suspected variable

HD 104035

104035

58427

11^h 58^m 47.67^s

−64° 20′ 22.4″

5.59

−4.11

2835

A3Ib

DS Cru

DS

111613

62732

12^h 51^m 17.98^s

−60° 19′ 47.2″

5.71

−4.10

2991

A2Iab

emission-line star; α Cyg variable

HD 111904

111904

62894

12^h 53^m 21.90^s

−60° 19′ 42.6″

5.75

−4.71

4025

B9Ia

suspected variable, V_max = +5.70^m, V_min = +6.80^m

HD 108732

108732

60969

12^h 29^m 54.19^s

−56° 31′ 29.9″

5.78

−0.40

562

M1III

variable star, ΔV = 0.010^m, P = 196.46365 d

HD 106068

106068

59517

12^h 12^m 21.99^s

−62° 57′ 02.8″

5.91

−4.96

4866

B9Ia

suspected variable, ΔV = 0.02^m

HD 107543

107543

60308

12^h 21^m 57.44^s

−56° 22′ 27.8″

5.91

−2.73

1743

K4III + (F)

variable star, ΔV = 0.007^m, P = 11.23596 d

HD 104933

104933

58921

12^h 04^m 57.25^s

−60° 58′ 05.7″

5.95

−0.59

661

M2III

suspected variable

HD 109000

109000

61158

12^h 31^m 56.15^s

−63° 30′ 21.2″

5.96

1.62

240

A8III

κ Cru

κ

111973

62931

12^h 53^m 48.92^s

−60° 22′ 34.5″

5.98

−2.55

1661

B5Ia

member of the Jewel Box star cluster (note that κ Cru usually refers to the cluster itself); variable star, ΔV = 0.014^m, P = 9.53562 d

HD 110506

110506

62058

12^h 43^m 09.21^s

−56° 10′ 34.3″

5.99

0.47

414

B9Vn

Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.

HD 108355

108355

60771

12^h 27^m 24.85^s

−63° 47′ 20.3″

6.02

−0.50

657

B8IV

HD 108501

108501

60851

12^h 28^m 19.31^s

−64° 20′ 27.5″

6.05

1.11

317

A0Vn

HD 110461

110461

62026

12^h 42^m 49.80^s

−55° 56′ 49.1″

6.06

0.77

372

B9V

Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.

HD 105841

105841

59396

12^h 11^m 05.25^s

−61° 16′ 38.6″

6.08

1.34

290

F0III

HD 108570

108570

60870

12^h 28^m 33.84^s

−56° 24′ 26.2″

6.15

3.02

138

K0/K1III

HD 104430

104430

58642

12^h 01^m 29.26^s

−57° 30′ 13.5″

6.16

1.28

309

A1V

DL Cru

DL

106343

59678

12^h 14^m 16.93^s

−64° 24′ 30.7″

6.20

−7.66

~20000

B1.5Ia

α Cyg variable

HD 108530

108530

60861

12^h 28^m 25.71^s

−61° 47′ 41.4″

6.21

0.31

494

K2III

HD 105437

105437

59200

12^h 08^m 24.74^s

−60° 50′ 49.7″

6.22

−2.89

2159

K3/K4II

HD 109492

109492

61443

12^h 35^m 29.79^s

−61° 50′ 29.0″

6.22

2.89

151

G4IV

HD 104900

104900

58910

12^h 04^m 45.29^s

−59° 15′ 11.7″

6.30

1.12

354

B9Vn

HD 108395

108395

60780

12^h 27^m 28.84^s

−58° 18′ 59.3″

6.35

−0.79

874

K4III

HD 104111

104111

58469

11^h 59^m 25.62^s

−62° 49′ 51.4″

6.36

−5.85

9022

A8II

HD 110532

110532

62084

12^h 43^m 28.40^s

−58° 54′ 09.9″

6.41

−0.14

667

K0/K1III

double star

γ Cru B

γ

108925

12^h 31^m 16.70^s

−57° 04′ 52.0″

6.42

A3V

component of the γ Cru system

T Cru

T

107447

60259

12^h 21^m 21.13^s

−62° 16′ 53.9″

6.58

4000

G2Ib

Cepheid variable, V_max = +6.32^m, V_min = +6.83^m, P = 6.73331 d

S Cru

S

112044

62986

12^h 54^m 22.00^s

−58° 25′ 50.2″

6.58

2300

F7Ib-II

Cepheid variable, V_max = +6.22^m, V_min = +6.92^m, P = 4.68997 d

R Cru

R

107805

60455

12^h 23^m 37.69^s

−61° 37′ 44.9″

6.90

0.94

508

F7Ib/II

Cepheid variable, V_max = +6.40^m, V_min = +7.23^m, P = 5.82575 d

HD 108147

108147

60644

12^h 25^m 46.27^s

−64° 01′ 19.5″

6.99

4.05

126

F9V

Tupã; has a planet (b)

AG Cru

AG

110258

12^h 41^m 25.98^s

−59° 47′ 38.8″

7.90

F8Ib-II

Cepheid variable, V_max = +7.73^m, V_min = +8.58^m, P = 3.83728 d

HD 106906

106906

59960

12^h 17^m 53.19^s

−55° 58′ 31.89″

7.8

300

F5V

has a planet (b)

BH Cru

BH

59844

12^h 16^m 16.79^s

−56° 17′ 09.6″

7.96

8200

SC4.5-7/8e

Mira variable, V_max = +6.6^m, V_min = +9.8^m, P = 530 d

X Cru

X

110945

12^h 46^m 22.27^s

−59° 07′ 29.1″

8.10

G1Ib

Cepheid variable, V_max = +8.1^m, V_min = +8.7^m, P = 6.21997 d

W Cru

W

105998

59483

12^h 11^m 59.16^s

−58° 47′ 00.7″

8.44

G2Iab

β Lyr variable

AB Cru

AB

106871

59935

12^h 17^m 37.12^s

−58° 09′ 52.4″

8.48

3900

B2IVe

Algol variable

AI Cru

AI

59026

12^h 06^m 07.69^s

−61° 15′ 24.8″

9.68

2300

F7Ib-II

Algol variable

GX 301-2

BP

12^h 26^m 37.56^s

−62° 46′ 13.2″

10.66

B1.2Ia

High-mass X-ray binary, V_max = +10.4^m, V_min = +10.92^m, P = 41.487 d

WR 46

DI

104994

58954

12^h 05^m 18.72^s

−62° 03′ 10.1″

10.8

−2.25

13000

WN3p

Wolf–Rayet star, V_max = +10.49^m, V_min = +11.00^m

HDE 311884

CD

311884

12^h 43^m 51.00^s

−63° 45′ 14.8″

10.81

911

WN6o + O5V

Wolf–Rayet star, ΔV = 0.11^m, P = 6.24 d

NGC 4349-127

12^h 24^m 35.47^s

−61° 49′ 11.7″

10.82

6500

KIII

has a planet

BI Cru

BI

12^h 23^m 25.99^s

−62° 38′ 16.1″

11.00

B+....

Symbiotic star, V_max = +11.0^m, V_min = +14.0^m

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]