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Sigma CrB

Sigma CrB is a star in the constellation Corona Borealis 70.7 ly from Earth. At magnitude 6.7 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 71 years ago.

70.7 lybrightness mag 6.72G1 V

Also catalogued as HR 6064 · HD 146362 · Gliese Gl 615.2B

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temperature

6.72

apparent magnitude

0.84× ☉

luminosity vs Sun

G1 V

spectral type

Distance & comparison with our Sun

71 years

at light speed from Earth

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as hot as the Sun

0.84×

the Sun's light output

5.04

absolute magnitude

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Sky regionCorona Borealisthis direction

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Bright stars in Corona Borealis

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BINOCULARS NEEDED

Brightness mag 6.7To see it 50 mm binocularsLook toward Corona Borealis

Star data from the HYG database v4.2 (Astronexus, CC BY-SA 4.0). Temperature and colour computed by gravityfinder from the B-V colour index; the illustration is generated from that temperature, not a photograph.