Star profile

Pi Coronae Borealis

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is Pi Coronae Borealis

Pi Coronae Borealis is a yellow G-type giant some 243 light-years away, set in the small northern crown. This constellation, a semicircle of faint stars, evokes the crown of Ariadne thrown into the sky by Dionysus in Greek myth. Pi is one of the secondary lights surrounding bright Alphecca, the jewel of the band, lending volume and depth to the delicate celestial arc.

Where it is and when to see it

Pi Coronae Borealis lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is May, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 71° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 82° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 24° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 57° S.

It ranks no. 20 in brightness among the 26 stars of Corona Borealis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alphecca, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 240 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Pi Coronae Borealis

Constellation: Corona Borealis
Apparent magnitude: 5.57
Distance: 243.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 235.997° · Dec 32.516°
Catalogue: HIP 77048 · HD 140716

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Other stars in Corona Borealis

Corona Borealis has 26 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 26 stars in Corona Borealis