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GacruxvsMenkar

Menkar has a higher Declination (4 vs -57 °), while Gacrux has a higher Right Ascension (13 vs 3 h), while Menkar has a higher Luminosity (490 vs 148 × Sun).

Brightness

2
Apparent Magnitude
3
-1
Absolute Magnitude
-2
148
Luminosity
490

Physical Properties

89
Distance
249
3,649
Surface Temperature
3,608
2
Color Index (B-V)
2

Position

13
Right Ascension
3
-57
Declination
4

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