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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 13:05 
Sunset: 21:12
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η Corvi (eta Corvi)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:37 | Tran: 18:10 | Set: 22:42
Alt: -54.68°   Az: 352.57°   Direction: North

η Corvi is a variable giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Corvus.

η Corvi visual magnitude is 4.31. Because of its moderate brightness, η Corvi 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 η Corvi (eta Corvi) star
DSS2 image of η Corvi. The red arrow shows the motion of η Corvi during the next 1000 years (-7.10 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 33m 24s
-16° 20’ 12”
11h 42m 06s
00h 15m 31s

J2000

12h 32m 04s
-16° 11’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

296.19°
46.42°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η Corvi (eta Corvi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.31
Giant

3.01
F2III
6989K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Corvi is distant 59.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

18.21
59.36
-4 km/s
-0.426 arcsec/y
-0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

η Corvi
(eta Corvi)
SAO157345
SAO157345
Gl 471.2

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 106.3°
Max altitude: 22.2°
Azimuth: 253.7°