Crux

Summary

Crux is a constellation^[1]. Crux ranks in the top 5% of constellation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,068 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Crux is credited with the discovery of Petrus Plancius^[3].
• Crux is credited with the discovery of Emery Molyneux^[4].
• Crux's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Crux's shares border with is recorded as Centaurus^[6].
• Crux's shares border with is recorded as Musca^[7].
• cross is named after Crux^[8].
• Crux is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[9].
• Crux's Commons category is recorded as Crux (constellation)^[10].
• 1590 marks the founding of Crux^[11].
• Crux's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crux^[12].
• Crux's Commons gallery is recorded as Crux^[13].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[14].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[17].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[18].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[19].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[21].
• Crux's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• Crux's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Crux^[23].
• Crux's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Crux'}^[24].
• Crux's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern Cross'}^[25].
• Crux's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kreuz des Südens'}^[26].
• Crux's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Южный Крест'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Crux is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Crux covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+100'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Crux's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

1590 marks the founding of Crux^[11]. cross is named after Crux^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Crux include cruzeiro^[29], an obsolete currency^[30], in Brazil^[31], founded in 1990^[32]; Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul^[33], a business^[34], in Brazil^[35], founded in 1927^[36], headquartered in Rio de Janeiro^[37]; Cruzeiro do Sul^[38], a municipality of Brazil^[39], in Brazil^[40], founded in 1904^[41]; Brazilian cruzeiro^[42], in Brazil^[43]; Crux^[44], a taxon^[45]; Southern Cross Mountains^[46], a mountain range^[47]; Order of the Southern Cross^[48], an order^[49], in Brazil^[50], founded in 1932^[51]; and False Cross^[52].

Why It Matters

Crux ranks in the top 5% of constellation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,068 views/month).^[2] Crux has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] Crux is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for Crux include cruzeiro^[29], an obsolete currency^[30], in Brazil^[31], founded in 1990^[32]; Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul^[33], a business^[34], in Brazil^[35], founded in 1927^[36], headquartered in Rio de Janeiro^[37]; Cruzeiro do Sul^[38], a municipality of Brazil^[39], in Brazil^[40], founded in 1904^[41]; Brazilian cruzeiro^[42], in Brazil^[43]; Crux^[44], a taxon^[45]; and Southern Cross Mountains^[46], a mountain range^[47].