BG Crucis

BG Crucis

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Crux
Right ascension	12h 31m 40.33017s
Declination	−59° 25′ 26.1204″
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.34 - 5.58
Spectral type	F5Ib-G0p
Other designations
BG Cru, 35 G. Crucis, HR 4768, HIP 61136, HD 108968, CD−58°4603, AAVSO 1226-58
Database references
SIMBAD	data

BG Crucis is a star in the constellation Crux. A Cepheid variable, its apparent magnitude ranges from 5.34 to 5.58 over 3.3428 days. A yellow-white supergiant that pulsates between spectral types F5Ib and G0p, it is around 4.3 times as massive and 2,000 times as luminous as the Sun.