CX Crucis (CX Crucis (The Jewel Box)) [#2329412277]

Coordinates

This system is located at: 5397.53125 / 282.1875 / 3536.3125

Galactic coordinates: R: 6,458.984 / l: 303.232 / b: 2.504
Equatorial coordinates: Right ascension: 12h 53m 51.649s / Declination: -60° 21'58.821''


Habitable zone:
Metal-rich body (12 to 4,249 ls), Earth-like world (66,893 to 100,328 ls), Water world (54,852 to 212,434 ls), Ammonia world (138,790 to 377,660 ls), Terraformable (52,102 to 103,959 ls)

Estimated value: 2,702 cr

Traffic report

This system was visited for the first time on EDSM by Matt Kowalsky on 15 Sep 2015 22:11:57.

It was named by the Galactic Mapping Project with the name of: CX Crucis (The Jewel Box)

67 ships passed through CX Crucis space, including 0 ship in the last 7 days.

0 ship passed through CX Crucis space in the last 24 hours.

Galactic Mapping Project entry

An open cluster in the constellation Crux, originally discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille during 1751–1752. This famous cluster was later named the Jewel Box by Sir John Herschel when he described its telescopic appearance as "a casket of variously coloured precious stones".

The cluster contains the 5th largest known star (by radius), red super-giant HIP 62918.

enter image description here Astromap by Richard Fluiraniz M.

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HIP 62918 (DU Crucis)

Game map search ref: HIP 62918

HIP 62918, also known as DU Crucis, is one of the brighter members of the Jewel Box Cluster and the brightest red super-giant, strongly contrasting with the other bright members of the cluster which are mostly B-class stars. It is also the 5th largest known star in the game by radius, for a fair comparison, the solar radius of this star is 997.2555 compared to Betelgeuse's 640.3727 and VY Canis Majoris 1,419.9999.

This was a waypoint in the Magellan Experience expedition.

enter image description here Astrophotography by Richard Fluiraniz M.