Mu Cru
Mu Cru (BS4898)
Excellent (66/100)
HIP 63003; Mu Cru
DoubleStar
Crux
(Cru)
Visible
Level 1
Naked eye / Binoculars - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.03
Spectral Type
B2IV-V
Star Color
Blue
(B-V -0.17)
Position & Identifiers
RA
12h 54m 35.6s
Dec
-57° 10' 40.0"
Constellation
Crux
(Cru)
HR
4898
HIP
63003
Bayer
Mu
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Multiple Star System
Separation
34.5″
Companion Mag
5.0
Position Angle
17°
Star Colors
A: Blue
B: Blue-white
Discoverer
DUN 126
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 34.5″ · PA: 17° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 2.3″
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Stellar Notes
CPM with HR 4899.
Sco-Cen assoc.; probable member of Sco-Cen cluster; member of Pleiades group.
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