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Double Stars in Crux The Cross

Here is a listing of the 21 or so best doubles in Crux.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
HIP 58456		8.3	21	8.0	8.0	11:59.2	-62:46	F5
DUN 117	251721	23.0	149	8.5	8.5	12:04.9	-62:01	B8
ETA CRUX	251742	44.0	299	4.5	10.0	12:06.9	-64:36	F0
I 902	239793	2.7	168	8.0	10.0	12:15.5	-59:11	G5
HJ 4516	251881	17.4	96	7.5	9.5	12:23.8	-63:59	A5
COO 137		10.0	342	8.5	9.5	12:23.9	-62:06	A2
HIP 60557	239932	5.3	335	8.0	8.0	12:24.8	-58:06	G0		Near Open Cluster NGC 4337
ACRUX	251904	4.4	115	1.5	2.0	12:26.6	-63:05	B1/B3	***
R 200	251909	2.5	137	8.5	9.5	12:27.3	-60:47	B5		Within a dense star field
HJ 4524	239969	31.1	338	7.5	9.5	12:28.2	-60:02	A0		Within Open Cluster NGC 4439
CP 12	251919	1.9	221	8.0	8.5	12:28.3	-61:45	G0	***
HDO 217B		27.2	275	6.0	13.0	12:28.7	-56:23	K0
I 36	251928	21.8	325	7.0	12.0	12:28.9	-61:52	B5
GAMMA CRUX	240019	111.0	31	1.5	6.5	12:31.2	-57:06	M3/A2	***	optical double
HLD 116	240104	1.9	193	7.0	9.0	12:38.1	-55:56	A2
HJ 4543	240183	2.5	163	6.5	11.0	12:43.5	-58:53	K0
COO 140	252014	4.9	97	7.5	9.0	12:45.3	-62:12	F8
IOTA CRUX	252016	26.9	22	4.5	7.5	12:45.6	-60:58	K1
HJ 4548	240235	52.6	169	5.0	8.5	12:46.4	-56:29	B3
BETA CRUX	240259	44.3	322	1.5	11.0	12:47.7	-59:41	B0
MU CRUX	240366	34.9	17	4.5	5.5	12:54.6	-57:10	B3/B5

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Some information gathered from Burgham's Celestial Handbooks and converted to J2000, other from my own observations.
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