Eps

Its story

Epsilon Crateris belongs to the Cup, a small constellation that Greek myth tied to the chalice of Apollo, resting forever on the back of the Water Snake. At 376 light-years, it burns as an orange K-type giant in its late evolutionary phase. Its quiet light helps trace one of the oldest and most discreet figures of the northern spring sky, a cup that, according to legend, can never be filled with water.