λ Crateris (lambda Crateris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:00 | Tran: 17:17 | Set: 21:33

Alt: -9.45° Az: 251.41° Direction: West-South-West

λ Crateris is a giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Crater.

λ Crateris visual magnitude is 5.09. Because of its faintness, λ Crateris is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of λ Crateris (lambda Crateris) star

DSS2 image of λ Crateris. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Crateris during the next 1000 years (-5.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.57 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 24m 38s

Declination -18° 55’ 13”

Hour Angle 05h 25m 00s

Sidereal Time 16h 49m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 23m 21s

Declination -18° 46’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 275.6°

Galactic Latitude 39.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Crateris (lambda Crateris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.09

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.88

Spectral Type F5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Crateris is distant 142.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.86

Distance (light year) 142.98

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.312 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Crateris
(lambda Crateris)

Flamsteed designation 13 Crateris

Henry Draper Catalogue HD98991

SAO Catalogue SAO156646

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55598

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 3367

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 108.9° RISE 13:00

Max altitude: 19.6° TRANSIT 17:17

Azimuth: 251.1° SET 21:33

Set Location

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