Orange bright giant · Corona Australis
β Coronae Australis
Also known as: β CrA, HIP 94160
mag 4.1470 light-years
About
β Coronae Australis is an orange bright giant of magnitude 4.1 in Corona Australis, about 470 light-years away.
How to find it
- β Coronae Australis is in the constellation Corona Australis.
- Best evenings: around late August it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 41° N.
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What you will see
- EyesVisible from the suburbs on a clear night, but lost in bright city skies.
- Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.
Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.
Facts
| Designation | β Coronae Australis (β CrA) |
|---|---|
| Hipparcos number | HIP 94160 |
| Type | Orange bright giant |
| Spectral type | K0II/IIICN |
| Colour | Pale orangeB−V colour index 1.16 |
| Magnitude | 4.1The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Distance | 470 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1550. |
| Proper motion | 0.037″ per year across the sky |
| Constellation | Corona Australis |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 10m 01.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 20′ 27″ |
Sources and credits
Star data: HYG Database by David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0. All data sources →