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Lambda Crucis (λ Crucis / λ Cru) is a star in the southern constellation Crux. The star is classified as a blue-white dwarf (spectral class B4 Vn). The apparent magnitude of λ Crucis is 4.6 but it is not stable. The star is a β Cephei-type variable and its brightness varies with an amplitude of 0.02m period being 0.3951 days.