Here’s an article about SkyKeepsake, detailing the star Imai:

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Cru

The star Imai, officially designated Cru, is a remarkably prominent magnitude 2.773 star located within the Constellation Cru. Measuring a visual magnitude of just 2.773, it’s a gentle dwarf star. Its coordinates are RA 183.7860°, Dec -58.7490°. Distance is 455 light years, and Parallax is 7.168 mas. It is currently observed as HD 106490, and the star’s proper motion RA shows a mean rate of -36.95 mas/yr, indicating its consistent movement across the sky.

Why Recognizable in the Sky?

Cru is recognizable as a distinct and somewhat elongated star within the vast expanse of the night sky. It's not a variable star in terms of its actual brightness; however, its visual position, as a relatively unremarkable dwarf, allows its presence to easily be noticed within the surrounding lightscape. Its relatively central location and consistent, but slow, movement across the heavens makes it a memorable point of reference.

A Symbolism of Significance

A choice to identify the star as “Imai” in a symbolic dedication might suggest a sense of enduring light, stability, or even a quiet presence. It is a small, solitary point of celestial grandeur, often lost amidst larger cosmic bodies. It speaks of a carefully preserved, enduring detail within a universe seemingly boundless.

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How to see it

Imai has a visual magnitude of about 2.77: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for Imai: right ascension 12h 15m 9s, declination −58° 44′ 56″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

Imai. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation Del Cru, HIP 59747, HD 106490, Gaia DR3 6071060144089351808.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 6071060144089351808

HIP

59747

HD

106490

gaia_dr3

6071060144089351808

Bayer / Flamsteed

Del Cru

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

2.77