Delta Crateris

δ Crateris
Location of δ Crateris (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Crater
Right ascension 11h 19m 20.4473s[1]
Declination −14° 46′ 42.7434″
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.56[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 III[2]
B−V color index 1.12[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−4.94±0.21[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −122.958[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +207.083[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.017 ± 0.1617 mas[1]
Distance192 ± 2 ly
(58.8 ± 0.6 pc)[1]
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.321[4]
Details[5]
Mass1.47 ± 0.2 M☉
Radius20.14±0.48 R☉
Luminosity154.8±4.9 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.00 ± 0.08 cgs
Temperature4,540 ± 40 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.43±0.10 dex
Age2.89[6] Gyr
Other designations
δ Crt, 12 Crateris, BD−13° 3345, FK5 426, HD 98430, HIP 55282, HR 4382, SAO 156605.[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Delta Crateris (δ Crt, δ Crateris) is a solitary[8] star in the southern constellation of Crater. With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.56,[2] it is the brightest star[9] in this rather dim constellation. It has an annual parallax shift of 17.017 mas as measured from Earth,[1] indicating Delta Crateris lies at a distance of 192 ly from the Sun.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
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