एक्रक्स तारा vs चित्रा तारा

Property एक्रक्स तारा चित्रा तारा
पदनाम Alp1Cru 67Alp Vir
नक्षत्रमंडल Crux Virgo
वर्णक्रम वर्ग Class B — B-type (Blue-White) Class B — B-type (Blue-White)
आभासी परिमाण +0.77 +0.98
निरपेक्ष परिमाण -4.20 -3.44
दूरी 322 ly 250 ly
द्रव्यमान N/A N/A
त्रिज्या N/A N/A
तापमान N/A N/A
दीप्तिमानता N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • Both are among the brightest stars in the southern sky and both are hot B-type systems.
  • Acrux is the brightest star in the Southern Cross; Spica is the brightest in Virgo.
  • Spica is a tidally distorted spectroscopic binary with a 4-day orbital period.
  • Acrux has components resolvable through a small telescope; Spica's components cannot be resolved visually.
  • Acrux appears on the national flags of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Brazil.

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