Gacrux
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | gamma Crux |
|---|---|
| Translation | Contraction of Gamma and Crux |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 187.7914984 |
| Declination | -57.11321346 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Gacrux (1.64m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Cru |
Gacrux is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Contemporary. It is the name of HIP 61084 (γ Cru, HR 4763) in constellation Cru.
Etymology and History
Contraction of Gamma and Crux, appearing in the 1940s.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/07/20.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- "The Observer's Handbook (1947; Royal Astronomical Society of Canada), "The Air Almanac 1953 May-August" (United States Naval Observatory, Washington; Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London).
