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Well, that's a good question.
Despite of what you'll read here, it's (quite) near to you . Anyway,
if you google around, many sites will try to convince you that we're talking
about ...
The Southern Cross
I've to say firmly that it isn't a medical association. You may think about
religious clan, but you're definitely wrong.
It's a constellation. These are some photos:
So, where are we? Well, find a relatively big orange star. That's GaCrux, that
stands for Gamma-Crux. We're at left. This picture will be self-explanatory:
That's all. You've find Beta-Crux, also called BeCrux.
Rumors about
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You can find it in Brazilian flag.
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State
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Star
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Säo Paulo
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Alpha Crucis (Acrux)
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Rio de Janeiro
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Beta Crucis (Becrux)
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Bahia
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Gamma Crucis (Gacrux)
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Minas Gerais
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Delta Crucis
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Espírito Santo
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Epsilon Crucis
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It's quite difficult to reach it by train. It's approximately 353 light years from where are you.
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Other names:
· Mimosa
· HR 4853
· HD 111123
· SAO 240259
· FK5: 481
· WDS 12477-5941A
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It's hot, blue giant having a luminosity about 3200 times that of the sun and a diameter about 8 times that of the sun.
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The intersection point of the Crux defines Southern Celestial Pole, which has been used as a navigational guide for thousands of years.
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