Mu Crucis
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Mu Crucis the 7th brightest star
in the constellation Crux
, or Southern Cross. It is a
wide binary
of spectral class B stars, each of magnitude
4.0 and 5.1. They lie about 360−380 light years
away.
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
in the constellation Crux
Crux
Crux is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, but is one of the most distinctive. Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped asterism that is commonly known as the Southern Cross.-Visibility:...
, or Southern Cross. It is a
wide binary
Binary star
A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
of spectral class B stars, each of magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
4.0 and 5.1. They lie about 360−380 light years
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away.