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Crux (other)
Crux or the Southern Cross is a constellation. Crux may refer to: Literature and publications * Crux (literary), a passage whose correct reading is difficult to determine * Crux (journal), ''Crux'' (journal), a journal published by the Australian Student Christian Movement from 1961 to 1972 * "Crux", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1996 book ''The Coral Sea (book), The Coral Sea'' * Crux (comics), ''Crux'' (comics), 2001–2004, an American comic book published by CrossGen Entertainment * ''Crux'', a 2013 novel in ''The Nexus Trilogy'' by Ramez Naam * Crux (online newspaper), ''Crux'' (online newspaper), a 2014 news website focusing on Catholic news Music * The Crux (band), a 2008 American band * The Crux (album), ''The Crux'' (album), 2012, by Hurt Science and technology * Crux cordis or crux of the heart, an area of the heart * CRUX, a 2002 Linux distribution * "Crux", a theme in the 2002 GNOME 2 desktop environment TV and videogames * Crux, a character in the 2001 anime TV se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crux
Crux () is a constellation of the southern sky that is centred on four bright stars in a cross-shaped asterism commonly known as the Southern Cross. It lies on the southern end of the Milky Way's visible band. The name ''Crux'' is Latin for cross. Even though it is the smallest of all 88 modern constellations, Crux is among the most easily distinguished as its four main stars each have an apparent visual magnitude brighter than +2.8. It has attained a high level of cultural significance in many Southern Hemisphere states and nations. Blue-white α Crucis (Acrux) is the most southerly member of the constellation and, at magnitude 0.8, the brightest. The three other stars of the cross appear clockwise and in order of lessening magnitude: β Crucis (Mimosa), γ Crucis (Gacrux), and δ Crucis (Imai). ε Crucis (Ginan) also lies within the cross asterism. Many of these brighter stars are members of the Scorpius–Centaurus association, a large but loose group of hot blue-whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
