아크룩스 vs 스피카

아크룩스 and 스피카 share a spectral class, B-type, and differ elsewhere. Intrinsically the balance shifts: 아크룩스 carries an absolute magnitude of −4.20 against −3.44 for 스피카, making it about 2.0 times more luminous once distance is removed from the comparison. 아크룩스 is the remoter of the pair at 322 light-years, roughly 1.3 times the 250 that separates us from 스피카.

Property comparison

Property 아크룩스 스피카
명칭 Alp1Cru 67Alp Vir
별자리 Crux Virgo
분광형 Class B — B-type (Blue-White) Class B — B-type (Blue-White)
겉보기 등급 +0.77 +0.98
절대 등급 -4.20 -3.44
거리 322 ly 250 ly
질량 N/A N/A
반지름 N/A N/A
온도 N/A N/A
광도 N/A N/A

Full data for each star: 아크룩스 · 스피카

Key differences

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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