λ Crucis (lambda Crucis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -51.14°
Az: 230.13°
Direction: South-West
λ Crucis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Crux.
λ Crucis visual magnitude is 4.62. Because of its moderate brightness, λ Crucis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of λ Crucis. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Crucis during the next
10000 years (-6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for λ Crucis (lambda Crucis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where λ Crucis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of λ Crucis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
λ Crucis is distant 359.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
λ Crucis (lambda Crucis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK