Corona Australis
Corona Australis is a constellation in the southern sky.
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| List of stars in Corona Australis | |
| Abbreviation: | CrA |
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| Symbology: | |
| Right ascension: | 17h 58m 30.1113s–19h 19m 04.7136s[1] h |
| Declination: | -36.7785645°–-45.5163460°[1]° |
| Area: | 128 sq. deg. (80th) |
| Main stars: | 6 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 14 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 2 |
| Bright stars: | 0 |
| Nearby stars: | 0 |
| Brightest star: | α CrA (4.10m) |
| Nearest star: | HD 166348 ( ly) |
| Messier objects: | 0 |
| Meteor showers: | Corona Australids |
| Bordering constellations: | |
| Visible at latitudes between +40° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of August | |
Corona Australis Media
The constellation Corona Australis as it can be seen by the naked eye
A starchart of night sky towards the Galactic Central area, with the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud at the bottom left marked green.
Close up on the Orion Arm, with major stellar associations (yellow), nebulae (red) and dark nebulae (grey) around the Local Bubble, with the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud marked below the middle.
The R Coronae Australis region. The dust of the cloud is illuminated blue by starlight. Stars that are forming inside the cloud could only be detected by observing at longer wavelengths.
Detail of the star-forming region and Coronet Cluster, with the distinct Herbig–Haro object HH 100/Bernes 158 to the left.
Corona Australis on The Manuchihr Globe, Adilnor Collection, Sweden.
Corona Australis depicted in the Atlas Coelestis of John Flamsteed
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Corona Australis, constellation boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
Other websites
Media related to Corona Australis at Wikimedia Commons
