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Acrux

Acrux. By: Lexi Toombs. Interesting Facts. The star Acrux is part of the constellation crux, also called the southern cross. It is one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky. It is located about 370 light-years away. Acrux’s apparent magnitude is measured at 0.86.

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Acrux

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  1. Acrux By: Lexi Toombs

  2. Interesting Facts • The star Acrux is part of the constellation crux, also called the southern cross. • It is one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky. • It is located about 370 light-years away. • Acrux’s apparent magnitude is measured at 0.86. • People in the northern hemisphere can’t see the southern cross because of earth’s rotation.

  3. Acrux is a main-sequence star just like our own Sun. • Acrux is located in our galaxy, The Milky Way • Acrux is a blue-white subgiant

  4. Facts (continued) • Acrux is not only one star but has a near twin that is only separated by 4 seconds of arc. • Eventually Acrux will supernova in the next few million years

  5. Pictures of Acrux

  6. Basic Facts About Acrux • Anyone south of 27 degrees latitude will be able to see Acrux.

  7. http://vimeo.com/6747611

  8. Works Cited http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/acrux.html http://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/acrux-shines-in-the-southern-cross http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/5545/acrux/

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