Constellation
Crux
Crux (Cru) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Acrux (magnitude 0.77).
| Latin name | Crux |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Cru |
| Brightest star | Acrux |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 43 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 3 |
| Deep-sky objects | 74 |
| Galaxies | 0 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 30° N. South of latitude 30° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Acrux 0.77 · 322.0 light-years
- Mimosa 1.25 · 278.5 light-years
- Gacrux 1.59 · 88.6 light-years
- Imai 2.79 · 455.0 light-years
- Ginan 3.59 · 229.7 light-years
- μ¹ Cru 4.03 · 406.9 light-years
- ζ Cru 4.06 · 353.0 light-years
- η Cru 4.14 · 64.2 light-years
- θ¹ Cru 4.32 · 223.6 light-years
- HIP 62327 4.62 · 335.1 light-years
- λ Cru 4.62 · 371.8 light-years
- ι Cru 4.69 · 124.6 light-years
- θ² Cru 4.72 · 689.3 light-years
- HIP 61966 4.91 · 844.0 light-years
- μ² Cru 5.08 · 394.5 light-years
- HIP 62027 5.27 · 1,429 light-years
- HIP 60379 5.38 · 339.4 light-years
- HIP 60781 5.38 · 480.2 light-years
- HIP 58379 5.44 · 934.7 light-years
- HIP 61136 5.49 · 1,828 light-years
- HIP 58326 5.59 · 545.5 light-years
- HIP 60969 5.78 · 556.8 light-years
- HIP 60308 5.91 · 2,163 light-years
- HIP 58921 5.95 · 750.5 light-years
- HIP 61158 5.96 · 258.5 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
Deep-sky objects
- PSR B1240-64 (J1243-6423) Pulsar
- PSR J1216-6410 Pulsar
- PSR B1222-63 (J1225-6408) Pulsar
- PSR B1221-63 (J1224-6407) Pulsar
- PSR J1244-6359 Pulsar
- PSR B1154-62 (J1157-6224) Pulsar
- PSR J1227-6208 Pulsar
- PSR J1208-5936 Pulsar
- PSR B1159-58 (J1202-5820) Pulsar
- Ruprecht 98 Star cluster
- ASCC 70 Star cluster
- Juchert 13 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 132 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 99 Star cluster
- DBSB 79 Star cluster
- Saurer 4 Star cluster
- FSR 1616 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 131 Star cluster
- DBSB 75 Star cluster
- FSR 1622 Star cluster
- NGC 4052 Star cluster
- Hogg 15 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 101 Star cluster
- NGC 4609 Star cluster
- DBSB 129 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 102 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 97 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 100 Star cluster
- FSR 1630 Star cluster
- NGC 4349 Star cluster
- DBSB 78 Star cluster
- Loden 624 Star cluster
- DBSB 77 Star cluster
- DBSB 80 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 105 Star cluster
- NGC 4103 Star cluster
- ASCC 72 Star cluster
- Hogg 23 Star cluster
- ASCC 68 Star cluster
- Loden 565 Star cluster
- Loden 682 Star cluster
- Trumpler 20 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 104 Star cluster
- NGC 4439 Star cluster
- Hogg 14 Star cluster
- ESO 130-13 Star cluster
- ESO 130-08 Star cluster
- ESO 130-06 Star cluster
- FSR 1625 Star cluster
- NGC 4337 Star cluster
- ESO 131-09 Star cluster
- FSR 1621 Star cluster
- FSR 1620 Star cluster
- FSR 1608 Star cluster
- FSR 1602 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 165 Star cluster
- FSR 1610 Star cluster
- He 2- 76 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 81 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 85 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 84 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 77 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 83 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 82 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 78 Planetary nebula
- SNR G301.4-1.0 Supernova
- SNR G299.6-0.5 Supernova
- SNR G298.5-0.3 Supernova
- SNR G298.6+0.0 Supernova
- 1156-62 (SNR G296.8-0.3) Supernova
- SNR G302.3+0.7 Supernova
- RCW 64 Nebula
- RCW 68 Nebula
- RCW 71 Nebula