| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Right ascension | 12h 23m 21.58766s[1] |
| Declination | −24° 50′ 26.4076″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.66[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | giant |
| Spectral type | K1 III[3] |
| B−V color index | 1.153±0.005[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −2.42±0.15[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −19.328[1] mas/yr Dec.: −20.650[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 9.5644 ± 0.1116 mas[1] |
| Distance | 341 ± 4 ly (105 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.63[2] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 13.6+0.3 −0.7[1] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 75.5±1.1[1] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.57[4] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,608[4] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
6 Corvi is a single[6] star in the southern constellation of Corvus,[5] located 341 light years away from the Sun.[1] It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange[7]-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.66.[2] This object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −2.4 km/s.[1] It is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K1 III.[3] The star has expanded to 13.6 times the Sun's radius and is radiating 75.5[1] times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,608 K.[4]
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