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Eta Crateris

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is Eta Crateris

Eta Crateris glimmers 252 light-years away within Crater, the celestial cup that Greek myth tied to Apollo's raven. A white A-type star, it is a quiet member of a constellation built almost entirely from faint magnitudes, barely visible beneath city skies. Its position among the few stars of the bowl makes it an essential piece of the cup's outline.

Where it is and when to see it

Eta 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 21° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 32° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 73° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 73° N.

It ranks no. 9 in brightness among the 17 stars of Crater in our catalogue. To find it, start from Delta Crateris, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 250 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Eta Crateris

Constellation: Crater
Apparent magnitude: 5.17
Distance: 251.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 179.004° · Dec -17.151°
Catalogue: HIP 58188 · HD 103632

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Other stars in Crater

Crater has 17 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 17 stars in Crater