Corona Borealis
Appearance
Constellation | |
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Abbreviation | CrB |
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Genitive | Coronae Borealis |
Pronunciation | /kəˈroʊnə bɒriˈælɪs/, genitive /kəˈroʊniː/ |
Symbolism | The Northern Crown |
Right ascension | 15h 16m 03.8205s– 16h 25m 07.1526s[1] |
Declination | 39.7117195°–25.5380573°[1] |
Area | 179 sq. deg. (73rd) |
Main stars | 8 |
Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 24 |
Stars with planets | 4 |
Stars brighter than 3.00m | 4 |
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 0 |
Brightest star | |
Messier objects | 0 |
Meteor showers | None |
Bordering constellations | |
Visible at latitudes between +90° and −50°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of July. |
Corona Borealis is a constellation in the northern sky.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Corona Borealis, constellation boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Corona Borealis at Wikimedia Commons