ε Crateris (epsilon Crateris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:42 | Tran: 19:43 | Set: 0:45

Alt: -12.88° Az: 268.46° Direction: West

ε Crateris is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Crater.

ε Crateris visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 ε Crateris (epsilon Crateris) star

DSS2 image of ε Crateris. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Crateris during the next 10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 25m 53s

Declination -10° 59’ 57”

Hour Angle 06h 27m 41s

Sidereal Time 17h 53m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 24m 36s

Declination -10° 51’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 271.04°

Galactic Latitude 46.57°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature 3705K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Crateris is distant 364.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.73

Distance (light year) 364.25

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Crateris
(epsilon Crateris)

Flamsteed designation 14 Crateris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99167

SAO Catalogue SAO156658

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55687

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 3260

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 101.0° RISE 14:42

Max altitude: 27.5° TRANSIT 19:43

Azimuth: 259.0° SET 0:45

Set Location

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