Star profile
Zeta Corvi
Hot blue starWhat is Zeta Corvi
Zeta Corvi is a blue-white star 416 light-years away, in the small but ancient asterism of the Crow — that compact quadrilateral south of Virgo that Babylonian astronomers already charted. Hot and young, its light carries a cool tint that contrasts with the more golden stars nearby. One of the points marking the body of the mythic bird that, according to the fable, betrayed Apollo and was condemned to eternal thirst.
Where it is and when to see it
Zeta Corvi lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is April, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 16° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 27° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 78° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 68° N.
It ranks no. 9 in brightness among the 18 stars of Corvus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Gienah, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 420 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Zeta Corvi
- Constellation
- Corvus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.20
- Distance
- 415.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 185.140° · Dec -22.216°
- Catalogue
- HIP 60189 · HD 107348
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Other stars in Corvus
Corvus has 18 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- GienahGamma Corvi2.58
- KrazBeta Corvi2.65
- AlgorabDelta Corvi2.94
- Eta Corvi4.30
- HIP 602215.14
- HIP 619105.17
- HIP 585875.28
- 3 Corvi5.45