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Proper Name	Imai
Bayer Designation	Delta Crucis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	4656
HD	106490
Constellation	Crux
Right Ascension	12h 15m 9s
Declination	-58° 44' 56"
Distance	345 light years 106 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.8 Absolute: -2.3
Spectral Class	B2IV blue subgiant
Optimum Visibility	April (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

The dimmest of the four stars that make up the Southern Cross, Imai is a blue subgiant of variable magnitude lying some 345 light years from the Sun.

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