Gienah - γ Corvi (gamma Corvi)

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:11 | Tran: 19:59 | Set: 0:46

Alt: -5.80° Az: 108.96° Direction: East-South-East

Gienah, also designated as γ Corvi (gamma Corvi), is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Corvus.

Gienah visual magnitude is 2.59, making it the 97th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Gienah is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Gienah - γ Corvi (gamma Corvi) star

DSS2 image of Gienah. The red arrow shows the motion of Gienah during the next 1000 years (-2.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.38 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 17m 07s

Declination -17° 40’ 59”

Hour Angle 18h 36m 08s

Sidereal Time 06h 53m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 15m 48s

Declination -17° 32’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 290.99°

Galactic Latitude 44.5°

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Finder chart for Gienah - γ Corvi (gamma Corvi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 2.59

Class Giant

Gienah is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.93

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Gienah is distant 164.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.56

Distance (light year) 164.81

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.161 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Gienah

Bayer designation γ Corvi
(gamma Corvi)

Flamsteed designation 4 Corvi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106625

SAO Catalogue SAO157176

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59803

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 3424

FK5 Catalogue 457

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5515

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Gienah - γ Corvi (gamma Corvi) rise, transit and set times from San Marcello, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 107.7° RISE 15:11

Max altitude: 28.7° TRANSIT 19:59

Azimuth: 252.3° SET 0:46

Name:	San Marcello, Italy
Latitude:	43° 34' 31.1" N
Longitude:	13° 12' 29.9" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

Set Location

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