Eta Crucis

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η Crucis (η Cru, Eta Crucis) is a star in the constellation Crux. It has an apparent magnitude of 4.14^m. The star is classified as a yellow-white giant (spectral class F2 III). η Crucis is located at 64 light-years from the Sun.

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"SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/. Retrieved 2007-01-04.

← «Bright» star systems within 60–70 light-years →

Star systems within 60–70 light-years from Earth with brightest member's absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter.

Giant
star

F III	Rho Puppis «Tureis» (62.7 ± 0.8 ly; 1 star)

K III	Theta Centauri «Menkent» (60.9 ± 0.9 ly; 1 star) • Aldebaran (65.1 ± 1.3 ly; 2 stars) • Epsilon Scorpii «Wei» (65.4 ± 1.1 ly; 1 star) • Alpha Arietis «Hamal» (65.9 ± 1.3 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b)

A V (White)	Beta Arietis «Sheratan» (59.6* ± 0.8 ly; 2 stars)‡* • Beta Pictoris (62.9 ± 0.6 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b)

F
(Yellow-
white)

IV	Psi Velorum (59.7* ± 1.0 ly; 2 stars)‡* • Mu Virginis (60.9 ± 1.1 ly; 1 star)‡ • Alpha Chamaeleontis (63.5 ± 0.6 ly; 1 star) • Alpha Trianguli «Metallah» (64.1 ± 1.0 ly; 2 stars) • Eta Crucis (64.2 ± 0.6 ly; 2 stars) • Tau Cygni (66.4 ± 0.8 ly; 4 stars) • Theta Draconis (68.3 ± 0.8 ly; 2 stars) • Iota Virginis «Syrma» (69.8 ± 1.3 ly; 1 star)‡

V	Chi Cancri (59.2* ± 1.0 ly; 1 star)‡* • Eta Corvi «Avis Satyra» (59.4* ± 0.7 ly; 1 star)‡* • Delta Equulei «Pherasauval» (60.0 ± 1.0 ly; 2 stars)‡ • Theta Cygni (60.7 ± 0.5 ly; 2 stars) • HR 1249 (62.7 ± 0.9 ly; 1 star) • 1 Centauri (62.8 ± 0.9 ly; 2 stars) • Omicron Aquilae (63.3 ± 0.9 ly; 3 stars) • c (45) Boötis (64.3 ± 1.0 ly; 2 stars) • Alpha Caeli (65.7 ± 0.7 ly; 2 stars) • Kappa Tucanae (66.04 ± 1.2 ly; 4 stars) • Gamma Doradus (66.2 ± 0.7 ly; 1 star) • Sigma² Ursae Majoris (66.7 ± 0.9 ly; 3 stars) • HR 1686 (68.4 ± 0.8 ly; 2 stars, 1 planet: planet b) • B Carinae (69.8+5.4 −4.7 ly; 1 star)‡

G
(Yellow)

IV	94 Aquarii (67.6+8.3 −6.6 ly; 2 stars)‡ • Gliese 848.4 (69.4 ± 1.2 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b)‡

V	HD 217107 (64.3 ± 1.0 ly; 1 star, 2 planets: planet b • planet c) • 53 Aquarii (65.5 ± 3.5 ly; 2 stars) • GJ 3255 (67.4 ± 1.5 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b) • 51 Arietis (69.0 ± 1.3 ly; 1 star)‡ • c (16) Cygni (69.8 ± 0.8 ly; 2 stars, 1 planet: planet Bb)‡

K
(Orange)

IV	Epsilon Reticuli (59.5* ± 0.5 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b)‡* • Eta Serpentis «Tang» (61.8 ± 0.9 ly; 1 star) • Nu² Canis Majoris (64.7 ± 0.9 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b)

V	GJ 4130 (62.8 ± 1.1 ly; 2 stars, 1 planet: planet b) • Gliese 710 (63.0 ± 1.8 ly; 1 star) • HD 192263 (64.9 ± 1.5 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b) • GJ 3769 (66.6 ± 1.5 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b) • GJ 3651 (69.5 ± 1.5 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b)‡ • GJ 4291 (70.2* ± 2.0 ly; 1 star, 1 planet: planet b)‡*

In left column are stellar classes of primary members of star systems. ‡Distance error margin extends out of declared distance interval. Italic are systems possibly located within declared distance interval, but probably not.

v t e Stars of Crux

Bayer	α (Acrux) β (Mimosa) γ (Gacrux) δ ε ζ η θ¹ θ² ι κ λ μ

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