CORONA AUSTRALIS
(Abbreviation:
CrA).
An original constellation. It has no bright stars, but is easy to recognize because of its distinctive shape.
BRIGHTEST STARS
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAG. |
ABS.MAG. |
SPEC |
DIST.PC |
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|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ |
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|
q |
18 |
33 |
29.9 |
-42 |
18 |
45 |
4.64 |
0.3 |
G5 |
60 |
|
z |
19 |
03 |
06.7 |
-42 |
05 |
43 |
4.75 |
0.6 |
A0 |
68 |
|
g |
19 |
06 |
24.9 |
-37 |
03 |
48 |
4.21 |
4.0 |
F8 |
12 |
|
d |
19 |
08 |
20.6 |
-40 |
29 |
48 |
4.59 |
0.2 |
gK0 |
63 |
|
b |
19 |
09 |
28.2 |
-37 |
54 |
16 |
4.11 |
1.6 |
A2 |
14 |
|
a |
19 |
10 |
01.5 |
-39 |
20 |
27 |
4.11 |
0.3 |
gG5 |
34 |
DOUBLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAGS. |
P.A. |
DIST.” |
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|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ |
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|
k |
18 |
33 |
23 |
-38 |
43 |
34 |
5.9, 5.9 |
359 |
FIXED |
|
g |
19 |
06 |
24.9 |
-37 |
03 |
03 |
5.0, 5.1 |
054 |
BINARY,
ABOUT 120 YEARS |
R CrA Is the strange, unpredictable variable in the nebula NGC 6729. R.A. 18.58.3, decl -37 02. The range is from about 9.7 to 12.
CLUSTERS AND NEBULÆ
|
OBJECT |
R.A. |
DEC |
TYPE |
NOTES |
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|
H |
M |
o |
‘ |
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|
NGC
6541 |
18 |
04.4 |
-43 |
44 |
GLOBULAR |
MAG.
6 |
|
NGC
6726-7 |
18 |
58.4 |
-36 |
58 |
NEBULA |
|
|
NGC
6729 |
18 |
58.4 |
-37 |
02 |
NEBULA |
VARIABLE;
ASSOCIATED WITH R CrA |
|
IC 4812 |
19 |
01.8 |
-37 |
08 |
NEBULA |
|
|
IC 1297 |
19 |
14.0 |
-39 |
42 |
PLANETARY |
MAG.
13; APPEARS ALMOST STELLAR |
