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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Corona Borealis. © 2003 Torsten
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| Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0 |
| 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 |
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