ζ Corvi (zeta Corvi)

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:18 | Tran: 19:13 | Set: 23:07

Alt: 1.84° Az: 130.65° Direction: South-West

ζ Corvi is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Corvus.

ζ Corvi visual magnitude is 5.21. Because of its faintness, ζ Corvi 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.

DSS2 image of ζ Corvi. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Corvi during the next 1000 years (-1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 21m 53s

Declination -22° 21’ 25”

Hour Angle 20h 19m 41s

Sidereal Time 08h 41m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 20m 33s

Declination -22° 12’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 293.58°

Galactic Latitude 40.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Corvi (zeta Corvi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.21

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.15

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

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

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

Star System Properties

ζ Corvi is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ζ Corvi double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.21

Secondary star magnitude 13.61

Magnitude difference 8.4

Separation 11.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Corvi is distant 384.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.06

Distance (light year) 384.89

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.095 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Corvi
(zeta Corvi)

Flamsteed designation 5 Corvi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107348

SAO Catalogue SAO180700

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60189

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 3514

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8517

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 112.4° RISE 15:18

Max altitude: 16.2° TRANSIT 19:13

Azimuth: 247.6° SET 23:07

Set Location

Other stars in Corvus