Alchiba - α Corvi (alpha Corvi)

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:38 | Tran: 21:14 | Set: 0:51

Alt: -61.02° Az: 331.01° Direction: North-North-West

Alchiba, also designated as α Corvi (alpha Corvi), is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Corvus.

Alchiba visual magnitude is 4.02. Because of its moderate brightness, Alchiba is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Alchiba - α Corvi (alpha Corvi) star

DSS2 image of Alchiba. The red arrow shows the motion of Alchiba during the next 10000 years (14.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 09m 43s

Declination -24° 52’ 12”

Hour Angle 11h 00m 00s

Sidereal Time 23h 09m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 08m 24s

Declination -24° 43’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 290.66°

Galactic Latitude 37.12°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Alchiba - α Corvi (alpha Corvi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 3.17

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.32

Temperature 7337K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alchiba is distant 48.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 14.77

Distance (light year) 48.15

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.086 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Alchiba

Bayer designation α Corvi
(alpha Corvi)

Flamsteed designation 1 Corvi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD105452

SAO Catalogue SAO180505

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59199

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2410174

Gliese Catalogue Gl 455.3

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 114.9° RISE 17:38

Max altitude: 13.6° TRANSIT 21:14

Azimuth: 245.1° SET 0:51

Set Location

Other stars in Corvus