Gamma Crucis
Constellation, Crux, Red giant, Light-year, List of brightest stars, Alpha Centauri, Beta Centauri
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gamma Crucis, often called Gacrux, is a red giant star approximately 88 light-years away in the constellation of Crux. Among Portuguese-speaking peoples it is also named "Rubídea", in reference to its color. The star is the third-brightest star in Crux and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. A line from the two "Pointers", Alpha Centauri through Beta Centauri, leads to within a few degrees of this star. Gamma Crucis is a double star, 88 light years distant f...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gamma Crucis, often called Gacrux, is a red giant star approximately 88 light-years away in the constellation of Crux. Among Portuguese-speaking peoples it is also named "Rubídea", in reference to its color. The star is the third-brightest star in Crux and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. A line from the two "Pointers", Alpha Centauri through Beta Centauri, leads to within a few degrees of this star. Gamma Crucis is a double star, 88 light years distant from Earth. The main star is of apparent magnitude +1.6 and spectral classification M4 III. Its +6.4 magnitude white companion star lies about 2 arcminutes away at an angle of 128 degrees from the main star, and can be observed with binoculars.
