- 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 temperature is about 14,300 degrees Celsius.
It is 278.5 light years away: 2635 trillion kilometres.