Mimosa (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Mimosa is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name Mimosa
Object type Star
Other names
Mimosa
β-Cru
Beta Crucis
HR 4853[1]
HD 111123
HIP 62434[5]
TYC 8659-3107-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:12h47m43s [3]
Declination:−59°41'19" [3]
Constellation:Crux
Magnitude:
Variable
1.31 (V) [3]
1.10 (BT) [2]
1.28 (VT) [2]
Distance:85.4 parsec
278.4 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):-0.16
Proper motion (speed):45.9 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):249.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.35

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