- Stars with a name
- Mimosa
Mimosa
β Crucis
Mimosa is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Crux. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1747.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it never rises: it belongs to the southern sky.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 1.25.
What it’s like
It gives off 2,008 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 14,600 degrees.
It is 278.5 light years away: 2635 trillion kilometres.