γ Crateris (gamma Crateris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:19 | Tran: 20:43 | Set: 1:10

Alt: -56.04° Az: 350.30° Direction: North

γ Crateris is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Crater.

γ Crateris visual magnitude is 4.08. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Crateris (gamma Crateris) star

DSS2 image of γ Crateris. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Crateris during the next 1000 years (-1.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 26m 09s

Declination -17° 49’ 24”

Hour Angle 11h 37m 18s

Sidereal Time 23h 03m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 24m 52s

Declination -17° 41’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 275.41°

Galactic Latitude 40.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Crateris (gamma Crateris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.08

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.03

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ Crateris is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the γ Crateris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.08

Secondary star magnitude 8.88

Magnitude difference 4.8

Separation 5.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Crateris is distant 83.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 25.71

Distance (light year) 83.80

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.098 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Crateris
(gamma Crateris)

Flamsteed designation 15 Crateris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99211

SAO Catalogue SAO156661

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55705

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 3244

FK5 Catalogue 431

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8153

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 107.8° RISE 16:19

Max altitude: 20.7° TRANSIT 20:43

Azimuth: 252.2° SET 1:10

Set Location

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