Kraz - β Corvi (beta Corvi)

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:54 | Tran: 21:40 | Set: 1:30

Alt: -56.27° Az: 316.61° Direction: North-West

Kraz, also designated as β Corvi (beta Corvi), is a variable bright giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Corvus.

Kraz visual magnitude is 2.65. Because of its brightness, Kraz 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 Kraz - β Corvi (beta Corvi) star

DSS2 image of Kraz. The red arrow shows the motion of Kraz during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 35m 43s

Declination -23° 32’ 10”

Hour Angle 10h 21m 38s

Sidereal Time 22h 57m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 34m 23s

Declination -23° 23’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 297.87°

Galactic Latitude 39.31°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Kraz - β Corvi (beta Corvi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 2.65

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.51

Spectral Type G5II

Color Index (B-V) 0.89

Temperature 5023K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Kraz is distant 139.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.84

Distance (light year) 139.67

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Kraz

Bayer designation β Corvi
(beta Corvi)

Flamsteed designation 9 Corvi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD109379

SAO Catalogue SAO180915

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61359

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 3401

FK5 Catalogue 471

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5729

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 113.5° RISE 17:54

Max altitude: 15.0° TRANSIT 21:40

Azimuth: 246.5° SET 1:30

Set Location

Other stars in Corvus