DU Crucis

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The center of the Jewel Box Cluster. DU Crucis is the red star.

DU Crucis is a red supergiant star in the Jewel Box Cluster, a star cluster in Crux (the Southern Cross). It is over 500 times wider than the Sun and 50,000 times brighter.[1]

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