How to see it
Mu 2Cru has a visual magnitude of about 5.15: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Mu 2Cru: right ascension 12h 54m 37s, declination −57° 10′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
Mu 2Cru. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63005, HD 112091, Gaia DR3 6060547335455660032. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6060547335455660032
- HIP
- 63005
- HD
- 112091
- gaia_dr3
- 6060547335455660032
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Mu 2Cru
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6060547335455660032
- HD 112091
- HIP 63005
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.15