Delta Corvi

δ Corvi
Location of δ Corvi (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Corvus
Right ascension 12h 29m 51.85517s[1]
Declination −16° 30′ 55.5525″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +2.962[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0 IV(n) kB9[3]
U−B color index −0.050[2]
B−V color index −0.045[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −210.49[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −138.74[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)37.55 ± 0.16 mas[1]
Distance86.9 ± 0.4 ly
(26.6 ± 0.1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.2[5]
Details
Mass2.74+0.07
−0.06[6] M☉
Luminosity69.0+9.7
−8.9[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.06±0.05[6] cgs
Temperature10,400[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)236[7] km/s
Age260+14
−24×106 or 3.2+0.1
−0.1×106[6] years
Other designations
7 Crv, BD−15 3482, FK5 465, HD 108767, HIP 60965, HR 4757, SAO 157323[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Delta Corvi (δ Corvi, abbreviated Delta Crv, δ Crv), also named Algorab /ˈælɡəræb/,[9] is a third magnitude star at a distance of 86.9 light-years (26.6 parsecs) from the Sun[1] in the southern constellation of Corvus.

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  9. ^ "IAU Catalog of Star Names". Retrieved 28 July 2016.