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ε Corvi (epsilon Corvi)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:36 | Tran: 17:28 | Set: 21:19
Alt: -39.41°   Az: 283.19°   Direction: West-North-West

ε Corvi is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Corvus.

ε Corvi visual magnitude is 3. Because of its brightness, ε Corvi is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of ε Corvi (epsilon Corvi) star
DSS2 image of ε Corvi. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Corvi during the next 10000 years (-11.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 11m 26s
-22° 45’ 42”
08h 21m 20s
20h 32m 47s

J2000

12h 10m 07s
-22° 37’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

290.59°
39.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Corvi (epsilon Corvi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3
Giant

-1.84
K2III
4069K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ε Corvi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ε Corvi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Corvi is distant 303.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

93.02
303.26
5 km/s
-0.071 arcsec/y
0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Corvi
(epsilon Corvi)
SAO180531
SAO180531

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ε Corvi (epsilon Corvi) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.8°
Max altitude: 15.8°
Azimuth: 247.2°