List of stars in Crux

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

Name	Designation				Location		Magnitude		Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
Name	B	F	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis.	abs.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
β Cru	β		111123	62434	12^h 47^m 43.32^s	−59° 41′ 19.4″	1.25	−3.92	352	B0.5III	Becrux, Mimosa; 20th brightest star; β Cep variable, V_max = +1.23^m, V_min = +1.31^m, P = 0.2365072 d
α¹ Cru	α¹		108248	60718	12^h 26^m 35.94^s	−63° 05′ 56.6″	1.4	−3.6	321	B0.5IV	Acrux; 23rd brightest star; multiple star, spectroscopic binary
γ Cru A	γ		108903	61084	12^h 31^m 09.93^s	−57° 06′ 45.2″	1.59	−0.56	88	M4III	Gacrux; triple star; suspected variable
α² Cru	α²		108249		12^h 26^m 36.50^s	−63° 05′ 58.0″	2.09	−2.88	321	B1V	component of the α Cru system
δ Cru	δ		106490	59747	12^h 15^m 08.76^s	−58° 44′ 56.0″	2.79	−2.45	364	B2IV	Decrux, Delcrux; β Cep variable; V_max = +2.78^m, V_min = +2.84^m, P = 0.151038 d
ε Cru	ε		107446	60260	12^h 21^m 21.81^s	−60° 24′ 04.9″	3.59	−0.63	228	K3/K4III	Juxta, Juxta Crucem; 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
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
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
			110956	62327	12^h 46^m 22.75^s	−56° 29′ 19.6″	4.62	−0.80	396	B3V	double star
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
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
256 Cru		256	108250		12^h 26^m 30.90^s	−63° 07′ 21.0″	4.86			B4IV	probable optical double with the α Cru system
39 Cru		39	110335	61966	12^h 41^m 56.60^s	−59° 41′ 08.9″	4.91	−2.60	1035	B6IV	Be star
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
BZ Cru			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
			112244	63117	12^h 55^m 57.14^s	−56° 50′ 08.9″	5.34	−3.47	1884	O9Ib	emission-line star
			107696	60379	12^h 22^m 49.47^s	−57° 40′ 34.0″	5.38	0.28	342	B9V
BL Cru			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
			103961	58379	11^h 58^m 15.25^s	−56° 19′ 02.3″	5.44	−1.00	633	B8III	suspected variable
35 Cru		35	108968	61136	12^h 31^m 40.34^s	−59° 25′ 26.1″	5.49	−3.07	1680	F5Ib-G0p	BG Cru; Cepheid variable, V_max = +5.34^m, V_min = +5.58^m, P = 3.3428 d
			103884	58326	11^h 57^m 40.04^s	−62° 26′ 55.4″	5.59	−0.73	598	B3V	suspected variable
			104035	58427	11^h 58^m 47.67^s	−64° 20′ 22.4″	5.59	−4.11	2835	A3Ib
DS Cru			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, V_max = +5.79^m, V_min = +5.84^m
			111904	62894	12^h 53^m 21.90^s	−60° 19′ 42.6″	5.75	−4.71	4025	B9Ia	suspected variable
			108732	60969	12^h 29^m 54.19^s	−56° 31′ 29.9″	5.78	−0.40	562	M1III	suspected variable
κ Cru	κ		111973	62931	12^h 53^m 48.92^s	−60° 22′ 34.5″	5.89			B5Ia	member of the Jewel Box star cluster (note that κ Cru usually refers to the cluster itself)
			106068	59517	12^h 12^m 21.99^s	−62° 57′ 02.8″	5.91	−4.96	4866	B9Ia
			107543	60308	12^h 21^m 57.44^s	−56° 22′ 27.8″	5.91	−2.73	1743	K4III + (F)
			104933	58921	12^h 04^m 57.25^s	−60° 58′ 05.7″	5.95	−0.59	661	M2III	suspected variable
			109000	61158	12^h 31^m 56.15^s	−63° 30′ 21.2″	5.96	1.62	240	A8III
			110506	62058	12^h 43^m 09.21^s	−56° 10′ 34.3″	5.99	0.47	414	B9Vn
			108355	60771	12^h 27^m 24.85^s	−63° 47′ 20.3″	6.02	−0.50	657	B8IV
			108501	60851	12^h 28^m 19.31^s	−64° 20′ 27.5″	6.05	1.11	317	A0Vn
			110461	62026	12^h 42^m 49.80^s	−55° 56′ 49.1″	6.06	0.77	372	B9V
			105841	59396	12^h 11^m 05.25^s	−61° 16′ 38.6″	6.08	1.34	290	F0III
			108570	60870	12^h 28^m 33.84^s	−56° 24′ 26.2″	6.15	3.02	138	K0/K1III
			104430	58642	12^h 01^m 29.26^s	−57° 30′ 13.5″	6.16	1.28	309	A1V
DL Cru			106343	59678	12^h 14^m 16.93^s	−64° 24′ 30.7″	6.20			B1.5Ia	α Cyg variable; V_max = +6.24^m, V_min = +6.28^m
			108530	60861	12^h 28^m 25.71^s	−61° 47′ 41.4″	6.21	0.31	494	K2III
			105437	59200	12^h 08^m 24.74^s	−60° 50′ 49.7″	6.22	−2.89	2159	K3/K4II
			109492	61443	12^h 35^m 29.79^s	−61° 50′ 29.0″	6.22	2.89	151	G4IV
			104900	58901	12^h 04^m 45.29^s	−59° 15′ 11.7″	6.30	1.12	354	B9Vn
			104111	58469	11^h 59^m 25.63^s	−62° 49′ 51.4″	6.34			A9Ib-II
			108395	60780	12^h 27^m 28.84^s	−58° 18′ 59.3″	6.35	−0.79	874	K4III
			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				component of the γ Cru system
R Cru			107805	60455	12^h 23^m 37.69^s	−61° 37′ 44.9″	6.90		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		126	F9V	has a planet