Gam

Its story

Gamma Crateris sits on the upper rim of the Cup, that small constellation which Greek myth tied to the chalice of Apollo, spilled by the raven Corvus at its feet. A white type-A star, it lies some 82 light-years away —an intimate distance in cosmic terms. Its modest magnitude of 4 makes it a quiet but essential beacon for tracing one of the oldest constellations in the Greek sky.