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Corona Borealis (abbr. CrB, gen. Coronae Borealis)
The Northern Crown, given by Bacchus to Ariadne, daughter of King Minos of Crete. Corona Borealis is a small but prominent northern constellation. It lies east of Arcturus between Boötes and Hercules, and comprises a distinctive arc formed by the stars Theta, Beta, Alpha, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Iota). Also within its boundaries are the prototype R Coronae Borealis star and T CrB, popularly known as the Blaze Star. See below for details of the constellation's brightest stars.
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| Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0 | ||||||
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| Star | Visual mag. |
Abs. mag. |
Spectral type |
Distance (lt-yr) |
R.A. (h m s) | Dec. ( ° ' '' ) |
| Alpha (Alphekka) | 2.22 | 0.42 | A0V | 75 | 15 34 41 | +26 42 53 |
| Beta (Nusakan) | 3.66 | 0.94 | F0Vp | 114 | 15 27 50 | +29 06 21 |
| Gamma | 3.81 | 0.57 | B9IV+A3V | 145 | 15 42 45 | +26 17 44 |
| Constellations |
| Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Bootes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Austrina | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula |
Related categories
• NOTABLE STARS• NEBULAE AND STAR CLUSTERS
• GALAXIES
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