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Acrux
Alpha Crucis
A
bright
binary
system lying more than 300
light years
from
Earth
, in the
constellation
Crux
.
The
Galactic
position and direction of
Acrux
relative to
Earth's
Sun
. Note that, at this extreme scale, the two
stars
are effectively in the same place.
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Related Entries
Becrux
Crux
Spectral Classification
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