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θ2 Crucis (theta2 Crucis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -26.88°   Az: 166.29°   Direction: South-South-East

θ2 Crucis is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Crux.

θ2 Crucis visual magnitude is 4.72. Because of its moderate brightness, θ2 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.

Image of θ2 Crucis (theta2 Crucis) star
DSS2 image of θ2 Crucis. The red arrow shows the motion of θ2 Crucis during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 05m 37s
-63° 18’ 14”
22h 07m 41s
10h 13m 18s

J2000

12h 04m 19s
-63° 09’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

297.64°
-0.78°

Finder Chart

Finder chart θ2 Crucis (theta2 Crucis) star
Simplified finder chart for θ2 Crucis (theta2 Crucis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.72
Sub-giant

-2.10
B2IV
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where θ2 Crucis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of θ2 Crucis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ2 Crucis is distant 752.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

230.95
752.89
16 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/y
0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

θ2 Crucis
(theta2 Crucis)
SAO251717
SAO251717

Visibility from Your Location

θ2 Crucis (theta2 Crucis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK