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Corona Australis



Abbreviation: CrA
Genitive: Coronae Australis
Right Ascension: 18.64 hours
Declination: -41.49 degrees
  Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, is visible from latitudes south of 44 degrees North and completely invisible in latitudes above 53 degrees North from May through July.

Corona Australis was part of Ptolemy's original 48 constellations. The mythology concerning this constellation is somewhat of a mystery, but it is believed to refer to the god Bacchus who placed this constellation in the sky as a wreath honoring his mother Semele, it also honors the five time victory of Corinna over Pindar in their poetical contest.

In ancient times the constellation was drawn as a bunch of arrows emanating from the hand of the Centaur.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1
RA DEC Magnitude 2
ALP CRA 19.00:9.00:28.33 -37.00:54.00:16.22 4.11
THE CRA 18.00:33.00:30.17 -42.00:18.00:45.09 4.64
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
NGC 6541 18 08.0 -43 42 GLOCL 06.6 409 22
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)
Dec.
(deg mm ss)
Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
V0686 CrA 18.00:53.00:17.10 -37.00:24.00:32.00 ACV 5.41 5.25
V0692 CrA 18.00:9.00:40.20 -41.00:21.00:0.00 SXARI 0.05 5.46
V0694 CrA 18.00:9.00:0.00 -37.00:45.00:48.00 ACVO 0.00 7.95
V0701 CrA 18.00:59.00:53.00 -38.00:19.00:38.00 DSCTC 5.73 5.69
eps CrA 18.00:55.00:21.10 -37.00:10.00:28.00 EW 5.00 4.74
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)
Dec.
(deg mm)
Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
HJ 5014 18 06.8 -43 25 5.8, 5.8 1.80 15 22 409
DUN 222 18 33.4 -38 43 5.9, 6.6 21.40 359 22 378
BSO 14 19 01.1 -37 03 6.6, 6.8 12.80 281 22 378/ 379