# List of stars in Crux

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Crux, sorted by decreasing brightness.
| Name | B | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. | abs. mag. | Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes |
| β Cru | β | | 111123 | 62434 | 12$^h$ 47$^m$ 43.32$^s$ | −59° 41′ 19.4″ | 1.25 | −3.92 | 352 | B0.5III | Mimosa, Becrux; binary star or possibly triple star system, 20th brightest of all stars; β Cep variable, V$_{max}$ = +1.23$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +1.31$^m$, P = 0.2365072 d Probable high-mass member of Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association. |
| α$^1$ Cru (α Cru A) | α$^1$ | | 108248 | 60718 | 12$^h$ 26$^m$ 35.94$^s$ | −63° 05′ 56.6″ | 1.4 | −3.6 | 321 | B0.5IV | component of Acrux, 23rd brightest star, multiple star, spectroscopic binary. Possible member Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association (debated). |
| γ Cru | γ | | 108903 | 61084 | 12$^h$ 31$^m$ 09.93$^s$ | −57° 06′ 45.2″ | 1.60 | −0.56 | 88 | M4III | Gacrux, SRV, V$_{max}$ = +1.60$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +1.67$^m$ |
| α$^2$ Cru (α Cru B) | α$^2$ | | 108249 | | 12$^h$ 26$^m$ 36.50$^s$ | −63° 05′ 58.0″ | 2.09 | −2.88 | 321 | B1V | component of Acrux. Possible member Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association (debated). |
| δ Cru | δ | | 106490 | 59747 | 12$^h$ 15$^m$ 08.76$^s$ | −58° 44′ 56.0″ | 2.79 | −2.45 | 364 | B2IV | Imai, β Cep variable; V$_{max}$ = +2.78$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +2.80$^m$, P = 0.151038 d Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association. |
| ε Cru | ε | | 107446 | 60260 | 12$^h$ 21$^m$ 21.81$^s$ | −60° 24′ 04.9″ | 3.59 | −0.63 | 228 | K3/K4III | Ginan, suspected variable |
| μ$^1$ Cru | μ$^1$ | | 112092 | 63003 | 12$^h$ 54$^m$ 35.66$^s$ | −57° 10′ 40.4″ | 4.03 | −1.29 | 377 | B2IV-V | binary star; suspected variable; Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association. |
| ζ Cru | ζ | | 106983 | 60009 | 12$^h$ 18$^m$ 26.29$^s$ | −64° 00′ 11.0″ | 4.06 | −1.16 | 361 | B2.5V | double star, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association. |
| η Cru | η | | 105211 | 59072 | 12$^h$ 06$^m$ 52.85$^s$ | −64° 36′ 49.1″ | 4.14 | 2.67 | 64 | F2III | double star |
| θ$^1$ Cru | θ$^1$ | | 104671 | 58758 | 12$^h$ 03$^m$ 01.70$^s$ | −63° 18′ 46.6″ | 4.32 | 0.08 | 230 | Am | spectroscopic binary |
| HD 110956 | | | 110956 | 62327 | 12$^h$ 46$^m$ 22.75$^s$ | −56° 29′ 19.6″ | 4.62 | −0.80 | 396 | B3V | double star; suspected slow irregular variable; Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association. |
| λ Cru | λ | | 112078 | 63007 | 12$^h$ 54$^m$ 39.22$^s$ | −59° 08′ 48.0″ | 4.62 | −0.59 | 360 | B4Vn | β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.02$^m$, P = 0.3951 d, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association. |
| ι Cru | ι | | 110829 | 62268 | 12$^h$ 45$^m$ 37.92$^s$ | −60° 58′ 52.2″ | 4.69 | 1.78 | 125 | K1III | optical double |
| θ$^2$ Cru | θ$^2$ | | 104841 | 58867 | 12$^h$ 04$^m$ 19.24$^s$ | −63° 09′ 56.6″ | 4.72 | −2.10 | 753 | B2IV | spectroscopic binary; β Cep variable, V$_{max}$ = +4.70$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +4.74$^m$, P = 0.0889 d |
| α Cru C | | | 108250 | | 12$^h$ 26$^m$ 30.90$^s$ | −63° 07′ 21.0″ | 4.86 | | | B4IV | probable optical double with the α Cru system; suspected variable |
| CH Cru | | CH | 110335 | 61966 | 12$^h$ 41$^m$ 56.60$^s$ | −59° 41′ 08.9″ | 4.91 | −2.60 | 1035 | B6IV | γ Cas variable |
| μ$^2$ Cru | μ$^2$ | | 112091 | 63005 | 12$^h$ 54$^m$ 36.92$^s$ | −57° 10′ 07.1″ | 5.08 | −0.14 | 361 | B5Vne | component of μ Cru system; γ Cas variable, V$_{max}$ = +4.99$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +5.18$^m$ |
| HD 110432 | | BZ | 110432 | 62027 | 12$^h$ 42$^m$ 50.28$^s$ | −63° 03′ 31.0″ | 5.27 | −2.12 | 982 | B2pe | high-mass X-ray binary; γ Cas variable, V$_{max}$ = +5.24$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +5.45$^m$ |
| HD 112244 | | | 112244 | 63117 | 12$^h$ 55$^m$ 57.14$^s$ | −56° 50′ 08.9″ | 5.34 | −3.47 | 1884 | O9Ib | emission-line star; variable star, ΔV = 0.008$^m$, P = 2.00288 d |
| HD 107696 | | | 107696 | 60379 | 12$^h$ 22$^m$ 49.47$^s$ | −57° 40′ 34.0″ | 5.38 | 0.28 | 342 | B9V | suspected variable |
| BL Cru | | BL | 108396 | 60781 | 12$^h$ 27$^m$ 28.88$^s$ | −58° 59′ 30.4″ | 5.38 | −0.82 | 566 | M4/M5III | semiregular variable, ΔV = 0.35$^m$ |
| HD 103961 | | | 103961 | 58379 | 11$^h$ 58$^m$ 15.25$^s$ | −56° 19′ 02.3″ | 5.44 | −1.00 | 633 | B8III | suspected variable, V$_{max}$ = +5.43$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +5.48$^m$ |
| BG Cru | | BG | 108968 | 61136 | 12$^h$ 31$^m$ 40.34$^s$ | −59° 25′ 26.1″ | 5.49 | −3.07 | 1680 | F5Ib-G0p | Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = +5.34$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +5.58$^m$, P = 3.3428 d |
| HD 103884 | | | 103884 | 58326 | 11$^h$ 57$^m$ 40.04$^s$ | −62° 26′ 55.4″ | 5.59 | −0.73 | 598 | B3V | suspected variable |
| HD 104035 | | | 104035 | 58427 | 11$^h$ 58$^m$ 47.67$^s$ | −64° 20′ 22.4″ | 5.59 | −4.11 | 2835 | A3Ib | |
| DS Cru | | DS | 111613 | 62732 | 12$^h$ 51$^m$ 17.98$^s$ | −60° 19′ 47.2″ | 5.71 | −4.10 | 2991 | A2Iab | emission-line star; α Cyg variable |
| HD 111904 | | | 111904 | 62894 | 12$^h$ 53$^m$ 21.90$^s$ | −60° 19′ 42.6″ | 5.75 | −4.71 | 4025 | B9Ia | suspected variable, V$_{max}$ = +5.70$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +6.80$^m$ |
| HD 108732 | | | 108732 | 60969 | 12$^h$ 29$^m$ 54.19$^s$ | −56° 31′ 29.9″ | 5.78 | −0.40 | 562 | M1III | variable star, ΔV = 0.010$^m$, P = 196.46365 d |
| HD 106068 | | | 106068 | 59517 | 12$^h$ 12$^m$ 21.99$^s$ | −62° 57′ 02.8″ | 5.91 | −4.96 | 4866 | B9Ia | suspected variable, ΔV = 0.02$^m$ |
| HD 107543 | | | 107543 | 60308 | 12$^h$ 21$^m$ 57.44$^s$ | −56° 22′ 27.8″ | 5.91 | −2.73 | 1743 | K4III + (F) | variable star, ΔV = 0.007$^m$, P = 11.23596 d |
| HD 104933 | | | 104933 | 58921 | 12$^h$ 04$^m$ 57.25$^s$ | −60° 58′ 05.7″ | 5.95 | −0.59 | 661 | M2III | suspected variable |
| HD 109000 | | | 109000 | 61158 | 12$^h$ 31$^m$ 56.15$^s$ | −63° 30′ 21.2″ | 5.96 | 1.62 | 240 | A8III | |
| κ Cru | κ | | 111973 | 62931 | 12$^h$ 53$^m$ 48.92$^s$ | −60° 22′ 34.5″ | 5.98 | −2.55 | 1661 | B5Ia | member of the Jewel Box star cluster (note that κ Cru usually refers to the cluster itself); variable star, ΔV = 0.014$^m$, P = 9.53562 d |
| HD 110506 | | | 110506 | 62058 | 12$^h$ 43$^m$ 09.21$^s$ | −56° 10′ 34.3″ | 5.99 | 0.47 | 414 | B9Vn | Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association. |
| HD 108355 | | | 108355 | 60771 | 12$^h$ 27$^m$ 24.85$^s$ | −63° 47′ 20.3″ | 6.02 | −0.50 | 657 | B8IV | |
| HD 108501 | | | 108501 | 60851 | 12$^h$ 28$^m$ 19.31$^s$ | −64° 20′ 27.5″ | 6.05 | 1.11 | 317 | A0Vn | |
| HD 110461 | | | 110461 | 62026 | 12$^h$ 42$^m$ 49.80$^s$ | −55° 56′ 49.1″ | 6.06 | 0.77 | 372 | B9V | Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association. |
| HD 105841 | | | 105841 | 59396 | 12$^h$ 11$^m$ 05.25$^s$ | −61° 16′ 38.6″ | 6.08 | 1.34 | 290 | F0III | |
| HD 108570 | | | 108570 | 60870 | 12$^h$ 28$^m$ 33.84$^s$ | −56° 24′ 26.2″ | 6.15 | 3.02 | 138 | K0/K1III | |
| HD 104430 | | | 104430 | 58642 | 12$^h$ 01$^m$ 29.26$^s$ | −57° 30′ 13.5″ | 6.16 | 1.28 | 309 | A1V | |
| DL Cru | | DL | 106343 | 59678 | 12$^h$ 14$^m$ 16.93$^s$ | −64° 24′ 30.7″ | 6.20 | −7.66 | ~20000 | B1.5Ia | α Cyg variable |
| HD 108530 | | | 108530 | 60861 | 12$^h$ 28$^m$ 25.71$^s$ | −61° 47′ 41.4″ | 6.21 | 0.31 | 494 | K2III | |
| HD 105437 | | | 105437 | 59200 | 12$^h$ 08$^m$ 24.74$^s$ | −60° 50′ 49.7″ | 6.22 | −2.89 | 2159 | K3/K4II | |
| HD 109492 | | | 109492 | 61443 | 12$^h$ 35$^m$ 29.79$^s$ | −61° 50′ 29.0″ | 6.22 | 2.89 | 151 | G4IV | |
| HD 104900 | | | 104900 | 58910 | 12$^h$ 04$^m$ 45.29$^s$ | −59° 15′ 11.7″ | 6.30 | 1.12 | 354 | B9Vn | |
| HD 108395 | | | 108395 | 60780 | 12$^h$ 27$^m$ 28.84$^s$ | −58° 18′ 59.3″ | 6.35 | −0.79 | 874 | K4III | |
| HD 104111 | | | 104111 | 58469 | 11$^h$ 59$^m$ 25.62$^s$ | −62° 49′ 51.4″ | 6.36 | −5.85 | 9022 | A8II | |
| HD 110532 | | | 110532 | 62084 | 12$^h$ 43$^m$ 28.40$^s$ | −58° 54′ 09.9″ | 6.41 | −0.14 | 667 | K0/K1III | double star |
| γ Cru B | γ | | 108925 | | 12$^h$ 31$^m$ 16.70$^s$ | −57° 04′ 52.0″ | 6.42 | | | A3V | component of the γ Cru system |
| T Cru | | T | 107447 | 60259 | 12$^h$ 21$^m$ 21.13$^s$ | −62° 16′ 53.9″ | 6.58 | | 4000 | G2Ib | Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = +6.32$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +6.83$^m$, P = 6.73331 d |
| S Cru | | S | 112044 | 62986 | 12$^h$ 54$^m$ 22.00$^s$ | −58° 25′ 50.2″ | 6.58 | | 2300 | F7Ib-II | Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = +6.22$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +6.92$^m$, P = 4.68997 d |
| R Cru | | R | 107805 | 60455 | 12$^h$ 23$^m$ 37.69$^s$ | −61° 37′ 44.9″ | 6.90 | 0.94 | 508 | F7Ib/II | Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = +6.40$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +7.23$^m$, P = 5.82575 d |
| HD 108147 | | | 108147 | 60644 | 12$^h$ 25$^m$ 46.27$^s$ | −64° 01′ 19.5″ | 6.99 | 4.05 | 126 | F9V | Tupã; has a planet (b) |
| AG Cru | | AG | 110258 | | 12$^h$ 41$^m$ 25.98$^s$ | −59° 47′ 38.8″ | 7.90 | | | F8Ib-II | Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = +7.73$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +8.58$^m$, P = 3.83728 d |
| HD 106906 | | | 106906 | 59960 | 12$^h$ 17$^m$ 53.19$^s$ | −55° 58′ 31.89″ | 7.8 | | 300 | F5V | has a planet (b) |
| BH Cru | | BH | | 59844 | 12$^h$ 16$^m$ 16.79$^s$ | −56° 17′ 09.6″ | 7.96 | | 8200 | SC4.5-7/8e | Mira variable, V$_{max}$ = +6.6$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +9.8$^m$, P = 530 d |
| X Cru | | X | 110945 | | 12$^h$ 46$^m$ 22.27$^s$ | −59° 07′ 29.1″ | 8.10 | | | G1Ib | Cepheid variable, V$_{max}$ = +8.1$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +8.7$^m$, P = 6.21997 d |
| W Cru | | W | 105998 | 59483 | 12$^h$ 11$^m$ 59.16$^s$ | −58° 47′ 00.7″ | 8.44 | | | G2Iab | β Lyr variable |
| AB Cru | | AB | 106871 | 59935 | 12$^h$ 17$^m$ 37.12$^s$ | −58° 09′ 52.4″ | 8.48 | | 3900 | B2IVe | Algol variable |
| AI Cru | | AI | | 59026 | 12$^h$ 06$^m$ 07.69$^s$ | −61° 15′ 24.8″ | 9.68 | | 2300 | F7Ib-II | Algol variable |
| GX 301-2 | | BP | | | 12$^h$ 26$^m$ 37.56$^s$ | −62° 46′ 13.2″ | 10.66 | | | B1.2Ia | High-mass X-ray binary, V$_{max}$ = +10.4$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +10.92$^m$, P = 41.487 d |
| WR 46 | | DI | 104994 | 58954 | 12$^h$ 05$^m$ 18.72$^s$ | −62° 03′ 10.1″ | 10.8 | −2.25 | 13000 | WN3p | Wolf–Rayet star, V$_{max}$ = +10.49$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +11.00$^m$ |
| HDE 311884 | | CD | 311884 | | 12$^h$ 43$^m$ 51.00$^s$ | −63° 45′ 14.8″ | 10.81 | | 911 | WN6o + O5V | Wolf–Rayet star, ΔV = 0.11$^m$, P = 6.24 d |
| NGC 4349-127 | | | | | 12$^h$ 24$^m$ 35.47$^s$ | −61° 49′ 11.7″ | 10.82 | | 6500 | KIII | has a planet |
| BI Cru | | BI | | | 12$^h$ 23$^m$ 25.99$^s$ | −62° 38′ 16.1″ | 11.00 | | | B+.... | Symbiotic star, V$_{max}$ = +11.0$^m$, V$_{min}$ = +14.0$^m$ |
| Table legend:  • Name = Proper name  • B = Bayer designation  • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation  • Var = Variable star designation  • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number  • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number  • RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m$_v$), also known as apparent magnitude  • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M$_v$)  • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth  • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system  • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.] ||||||||||||