6 Corvi

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:18 | Tran: 20:54 | Set: 0:29

Alt: -60.16° Az: 34.21° Direction: North-East

6 Corvi is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Corvus.

6 Corvi visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, 6 Corvi is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 24m 41s

Declination -24° 58’ 52”

Hour Angle 13h 11m 54s

Sidereal Time 01h 36m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 23m 21s

Declination -24° 50’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 294.89°

Galactic Latitude 37.59°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.68

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.75

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Corvi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 96.90

Distance (light year) 315.89

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Corvi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107815

SAO Catalogue SAO180747

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60425

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2410314

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 115.0° RISE 17:18

Max altitude: 13.5° TRANSIT 20:54

Azimuth: 245.0° SET 0:29

Set Location

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