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Gacrux

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Gacrux

Third-brightest star in the southern-hemisphere constellation of Crux, marking one of the four corners of the Southern Cross. It is a red-giant star, some 120 light years from the Sun. Together with nearby Acrux, it points towards the south celestial pole.


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