Star profile
Iota Crateris
What is Iota Crateris
Iota Crateris is a yellow-white type-F star some 87 light-years away, in the little constellation of the Cup. The Cup hangs from the back of the Hydra like a chalice suspended in the air; its outline, traced by a handful of faint stars, demands a dark sky to be appreciated. Iota is one of those quiet lights that holds the bowl together.
Where it is and when to see it
Iota Crateris lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for Iota Crateris
- Constellation
- Crater
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.48
- Distance
- 87.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 174.667° · Dec -13.202°
- Catalogue
- HIP 56802 · HD 101198
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Other stars in Crater
Crater has 17 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Delta Crateris3.56
- Gamma Crateris4.06
- AlkesAlpha Crateris4.08
- Epsilon Crateris4.81
- Lambda Crateris5.08
- Eta Crateris5.17
- HIP 540295.51
- HIP 533165.65