Iota Crucis
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ι Crucis (ι Cru / Iota Crucis) is a star in the constellation Crux. It has an apparent magnitude of 4.69m. The star is classified as an orange giant (spectral class K1 III). ι Crucis is located at 125 light-years from the Sun.
There is a nearby 10.3m class G8 star, but the highly different proper motion reveals it to be a mere line-of-sight optical companion.
[edit] References
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
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