List of stars in Corvus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Corvus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name

B

F

Var

HD

HIP

RA

Dec

Dist. (ly)

Notes

γ

4

106625

59803

12^h 15^m 48.47^s

−17° 32′ 31.1″

2.58

−0.94

165

B8III

Gienah Corvi, Gienah, Gienah Ghurab, Djenah al Ghyrab al Eymen, Dextra ala Corvi;^[1] suspected variable, V_max = 2.56^m, V_min = 2.60^m

β Crv

β

9

109379

61359

12^h 34^m 23.23^s

−23° 23′ 47.8″

2.65

−0.51

140

G5II

Kraz, Tso Hea; suspected variable, V_max = 2.60^m, V_min = 2.66^m

δ Crv

δ

7

108767

60965

12^h 29^m 51.98^s

−16° 30′ 54.3″

2.94

0.79

88

B9.5V

Algorab, Algoral, Algorel, Algores; double star; suspected variable, V_max = 2.91^m, V_min = 2.96^m

ε Crv

ε

2

105707

59316

12^h 10^m 07.53^s

−22° 37′ 11.3″

3.02

−1.82

303

K2III

Minkar; suspected variable, V_max = 2.98^m, V_min = 3.06^m

α Crv

α

1

105452

59199

12^h 08^m 24.75^s

−24° 43′ 43.6″

4.02

3.17

48

F0IV/V

Al Chiba, Al Minliar al Ghurab, Alchiba, Alchita, Alkhiba, Minkar al Ghyrab, Rostrum Corvi;^[1]

η Crv

η

8

109085

61174

12^h 32^m 04.48^s

−16° 11′ 45.1″

4.30

3.00

59

F2V

suspected variable, V_max = 4.29^m, V_min = 4.32^m

HD 107418

107418

60221

12^h 20^m 55.72^s

−13° 33′ 56.7″

5.15

1.24

201

K0III

suspected variable, V_max = 5.14^m, V_min = 5.17^m

VV Crv

VV

110317

61910

12^h 41^m 16.02^s

−13° 00′ 50.1″

5.17

0.51

278

F3IV

quadruple star; Algol variable

ζ Crv

ζ

5

107348

60189

12^h 20^m 33.71^s

−22° 12′ 57.0″

5.20

−0.16

385

B8V

Chang Sha (長沙);^[2] emission-line star; double star, suspected variable

31 Crt

(31)

TY

104337

58587

12^h 00^m 51.17^s

−19° 39′ 32.4″

5.28

−3.37

1753

B2IV

spectroscopic binary; rotating ellipsoidal variable; once mistaken for a moon of Mercury

3 Crv

3

105850

59394

12^h 11^m 03.88^s

−23° 36′ 08.5″

5.45

1.70

183

A1V

HD 109272

109272

61296

12^h 33^m 34.27^s

−12° 49′ 49.2″

5.58

2.15

158

G8III/IV

HD 108821

108821

61015

12^h 30^m 17.46^s

−23° 41′ 47.1″

5.63

−1.57

898

M0III

6 Crv

6

107815

60425

12^h 23^m 21.60^s

−24° 50′ 26.2″

5.66

0.73

316

K1III

HD 109141

109141

61212

12^h 32^m 36.09^s

−13° 51′ 32.3″

5.74

2.90

120

F3IV/V

HD 106485

106485

59728

12^h 14^m 59.58^s

−20° 50′ 39.2″

5.82

0.65

353

K0IIICN...

HD 107295

107295

60157

12^h 20^m 10.83^s

−22° 10′ 32.3″

5.94

0.13

474

K0III+...

double star

HD 109931

109931

61688

12^h 38^m 44.69^s

−18° 15′ 00.6″

6.00

2.03

203

F0V

HD 110385

110385

61951

12^h 41^m 49.51^s

−19° 45′ 32.9″

6.02

1.91

216

F2V

HD 106819

106819

59895

12^h 17^m 03.36^s

−16° 41′ 37.5″

6.05

−0.04

540

A2V

suspected variable, V_max = 5.82^m, V_min = 6.06^m

HD 112304

112304

63109

12^h 55^m 53.25^s

−15° 19′ 37.3″

6.18

−0.38

669

A0V

TU Crv

TU

109585

61496

12^h 35^m 58.77^s

−20° 31′ 38.5″

6.20

1.77

251

F0III

δ Sct variable

HD 109238

109238

61270

12^h 33^m 22.27^s

−19° 47′ 32.9″

6.26

0.65

432

F0IV/V

suspected variable, ΔV = 0.03^m

HD 104307

104307

58574

12^h 00^m 42.23^s

−21° 50′ 14.9″

6.28

0.22

532

K2III

double star

HD 108477

108477

60809

12^h 27^m 49.45^s

−16° 37′ 54.7″

6.30

−1.67

1278

G5II

HD 108799

108799

60994

12^h 30^m 04.93^s

−13° 23′ 35.0″

6.37

4.38

81

G1/G2V

multiple star

HD 109132

109132

61208

12^h 32^m 32.89^s

−21° 12′ 43.2″

6.41

0.86

419

K0III

TT Crv

TT

107814

60421

12^h 23^m 18.90^s

−11° 48′ 43.5″

6.48

−0.68

881

M3III

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.47^m, V_min = 6.57^m, P = 11.5 d

R Crv

R

107199

60106

12^h 19^m 37.87^s

−19° 15′ 21.8″

6.70

M4.5-9:3

Mira variable, V_max = 6.7^m, V_min = 14.4^m, P = 317.03 d

HD 111031

111031

62345

12^h 46^m 30.85^s

−11° 48′ 44.8″

6.88

4.45

99

G5V

has an unconfirmed planet (b)

HD 103774

103774

58263

11^h 56^m 56.0^s

−12° 06′ 28″

7.12

179

F5V

has a planet (b)

HD 104067

104067

58451

11^h 59^m 10.01^s

−20° 21′ 13.6″

7.93

6.34

68

K2V

has a planet (b)

HD 111980

111980

62882

12^h 53^m 15.05^s

−18° 31′ 20.0″

8.38

310.5

F7V

high-velocity star

RV Crv

RV

109796

61620

12^h 37^m 40.71^s

−19° 34′ 40.1″

8.76

656

F0V

β Lyr variable, V_max = 8.6^m, V_min = 9.16^m, P = 0.7472521 d

SX Crv

SX

110139

61825

12^h 40^m 15.04^s

−18° 48′ 00.9″

9.11

298.0

F7V

W UMa variable, V_max = 8.99^m, V_min = 9.25^m, P = 0.3166386 d

W Crv

W

12^h 07^m 37.36^s

−13° 08′ 59.0″

11.28

G2Iab

β Lyr variable, V_max = 11.16^m, V_min = 12.5^m, P = 0.38808083 d

TV Crv

TV

12^h 20^m 24.15^s

−18° 27′ 02.0″

12.2

Tombaugh's Star

WASP-83

12^h 40^m 37.0^s

−19° 17′ 03″

12.9

978

G8

has a transiting planet (b)

DENIS-P J1228.2-1547

12^h 28^m 15.23^s

−15° 47′ 34.2″

66.0

L5V

binary brown dwarf

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

[sb0-1] E.B Knobel - On a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket

[2] Star Name - R.H. Allen p.182

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