Star profile
Eta Corvi
What is Eta Corvi
η Corvi is a yellow-white star surrounded by two dust discs —one warm, one cold— observed by the Spitzer and Herschel space telescopes. Those debris suggest a young planetary system in full turmoil, perhaps living through an episode comparable to the late heavy bombardment that shaped the early Solar System. A serene neighbour in the sky, yet around which worlds are still being forged through impacts.
Where it is and when to see it
Eta 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 22° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 33° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 72° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 74° N.
It ranks no. 6 in brightness among the 18 stars of Corvus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Gienah, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 60 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Eta Corvi
- Constellation
- Corvus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.30
- Distance
- 59.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 188.018° · Dec -16.196°
- Catalogue
- HIP 61174 · HD 109085
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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
- Epsilon Corvi3.02
- AlchibaAlpha Corvi4.02
- HIP 602215.14
- HIP 619105.17
- Zeta Corvi5.20