Southern Cross star is 14.5 times heavier than sun, scientists say

Scientists have calculated that the Beta Crucis star, part of the Southern Cross constellation, is 11 million years old is the heaviest of any given an age using asteroseismology. Photograph: Jamie Fraser/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Scientists have calculated that the Beta Crucis star, part of the Southern Cross constellation, is 11 million years old is the heaviest of any given an age using asteroseismology. Photograph: Jamie Fraser/Getty Images/iStockphoto

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/07/southern-cross-star-is-145-times-heavier-than-sun-scientists-say