Acrux vs Hadar

Property Acrux Hadar
Penunjukan Alp1Cru Bet Cen
Rasi Bintang Crux Centaurus
Kelas Spektral Class B — B-type (Blue-White) Class B — B-type (Blue-White)
Magnitudo Semu +0.77 +0.61
Magnitudo Mutlak -4.20 -4.79
Jarak 322 ly 392 ly
Massa N/A N/A
Radius N/A N/A
Suhu N/A N/A
Luminositas N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • Both are bright B-type stars in Centaurus/Crux, forming the southern pointer stars to the Southern Cross.
  • Hadar (Beta Centauri) is a triple star system; Acrux is also a multiple star system.
  • Hadar is about 525 light-years away; Acrux is slightly farther at ~321 light-years.
  • Together with Alpha Centauri, Hadar points toward the Southern Cross where Acrux marks the top.
  • Both have very high intrinsic luminosities — Hadar at ~41,700 L☉ and Acrux at ~25,000 L☉.

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