Stars in Corona Borealis
The brightest star in Corona Borealis is Alphecca, at apparent magnitude 2.22 and 75 ly from Earth, one of 16 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 3 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphecca | 2.22 | 75.0 ly | A0V | ~9,743 K |
| 2 | Nusakan | 3.66 | 112 ly | F0p | ~7,343 K |
| 3 | Gamma CrB | 3.81 | 146 ly | A1Vs | ~9,882 K |
| 4 | eps CrB | 4.13 | 228 ly | K2 III | 4,406 K |
| 5 | Theta CrB | 4.14 | 375 ly | B6Vnn | ~12,048 K |
| 6 | Epsilon CrB | 4.14 | 221 ly | K3III | ~4,249 K |
| 7 | kap CrB | 4.80 | 98.1 ly | K0 III-IV | 4,840 K |
| 8 | rho CrB | 5.41 | 57.0 ly | G0 | 5,817 K |
| 9 | omi CrB | 5.51 | 277 ly | K0 III | 4,769 K |
| 10 | Kamuy | 6.57 | 409 ly | K0III | ~4,656 K |
| 11 | HD 145457 | 6.57 | 441 ly | K0 | 4,757 K |
| 12 | TOI-2018 | 10.25 | 91.3 ly | K V | 4,174 K |
| 13 | XO-1 | 11.25 | 533 ly | G1 V | 5,750 K |
| 14 | GJ 3929 | 12.68 | 51.6 ly | M3.5 V | 3,384 K |
| 15 | TOI-2015 | 16.11 | 154 ly | M4 +/- 0.5 | 3,297 K |
| 16 | TOI-2266 | 16.54 | 168 ly | M5.0+0.5-0.5 | 3,200 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Corona Borealis?
The brightest star in Corona Borealis is Alphecca, at apparent magnitude 2.22 and 75 ly from Earth, one of 16 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 3 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Corona Borealis?
The nearest of them is GJ 3929, 52 ly away.