Basic information of the cross star

The Southern Cross is a star in the sky, but maybe you have never seen it. This star can only be seen in the southern hemisphere.

The southern cross, which is located due south, is easy to identify. Sailors in the north rely on the Big Dipper and Polaris to judge the true north direction, and when they run to the southern hemisphere, they need to rely on the Southern Cross to judge the true south direction.

Constellation | Southern Cross

key

Abbreviation cru

Possessed.

Symbolic cross

Right ascension 12 h

Declination -60 degrees

The area is 68 square degrees.

Rank: 88th.

The number of bright stars

(orders of magnitude

The brightest cross star III (β cru)

(Apparent magnitude 1.25)

Southern cross meteor shower

Adjacent to/next to/adjacent to ...

Centaurus

Flying seat

Latitude changes are +20 and? You can see it between 90 degrees.

The best observation month is in May.

Southern Cross, the southern constellation, lies between Centauri and Flies, and is the smallest of the 88 constellations in the whole day. You can see the whole constellation south of the Tropic of Cancer.