Crux

Crux

Abbreviation:
Cru
Genitive:
Crucis
Translation:
The Southern Cross
Right Ascention:
12h 0m
Declination:
-60°

The smallest constellation, is too far south to be seen from northern latitudes. Originally a part of the constellation Centaurus, the Centaur, it was decided in the 16th century that it deserved to be acknowledged as a separate part of the sky.

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