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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:57  
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SunsetSet: 19:59
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6 Corvi

Altitude: -48.4°   Azimuth: 293.6°   Direction: West-North-West

6 Corvi is a giant star in the constellation of Corvus.

6 Corvi visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its reltive faintness, 6 Corvi should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 6 Corvi is -0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 6 Corvi star
DSS2 image of 6 Corvi. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Corvi during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 6 Corvi

5.68
Giant

6 Corvi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -48.4°
Azimuth: 293.6°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 6 Corvi

6 Corvi is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 6 Corvi are provided in the following table:

12h 23m 21s
-24° 50’ 26”
294.89°
37.59°
Corvus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 6 Corvi in the sky:

Finder chart 6 Corvi star
Simplified finder chart for 6 Corvi.

Visibility of 6 Corvi from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 6 Corvi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.8°
Max altitude: 13.7°
Azimuth: 245.2°

Distance of 6 Corvi from the Sun and relative movement

6 Corvi is distant 315.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

96.90 pc
315.89 ly
-2 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/year
-0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 6 Corvi

6 Corvi belongs to spectral class K1

0.75
K1
4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Corvi is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Corvi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 6 Corvi

SAO180747
SAO180747