δ Crateris (delta Crateris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:57 | Tran: 20:37 | Set: 1:21

Alt: -53.44° Az: 359.42° Direction: North

δ Crateris is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Crater.

δ Crateris visual magnitude is 3.56. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Crateris 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 δ Crateris (delta Crateris) star

DSS2 image of δ Crateris. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Crateris during the next 1000 years (-2.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 20m 36s

Declination -14° 55’ 03”

Hour Angle 11h 58m 34s

Sidereal Time 23h 19m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 19m 20s

Declination -14° 46’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 272.07°

Galactic Latitude 42.51°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Crateris (delta Crateris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.56

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.32

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Crateris is distant 194.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.70

Distance (light year) 194.63

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.122 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.208"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Crateris
(delta Crateris)

Flamsteed designation 12 Crateris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD98430

SAO Catalogue SAO156605

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55282

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 3345

FK5 Catalogue 426

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 104.9° RISE 15:57

Max altitude: 23.6° TRANSIT 20:37

Azimuth: 255.1° SET 1:21

Set Location

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