Stars in Corvus
The brightest star in Corvus is Gienah, at apparent magnitude 2.58 and 154 ly from Earth, one of 14 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 4 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 | Gienah | 2.58 | 154 ly | B8III | ~11,692 K |
| 2 | Kraz | 2.65 | 146 ly | G5II | ~5,015 K |
| 3 | Algorab | 2.94 | 86.9 ly | B9.5V | ~10,277 K |
| 4 | Epsilon Crv | 3.02 | 318 ly | K2III | ~4,075 K |
| 5 | Alchiba | 4.02 | 48.7 ly | F0IV/V | ~7,252 K |
| 6 | Eta Crv | 4.30 | 59.6 ly | F2V | ~6,945 K |
| 7 | HD 103774 | 7.13 | 184 ly | F5 V | 6,489 K |
| 8 | HD 104067 | 7.92 | 66.4 ly | K2V | 4,952 K |
| 9 | HD 105779 | 8.65 | 180 ly | G2 | 5,792 K |
| 10 | HD 103949 | 8.70 | 86.4 ly | K3 V | 4,792 K |
| 11 | WASP-83 | 12.31 | 884 ly | G8 | 5,510 K |
| 12 | TOI-782 | 14.83 | 171 ly | M-type | 3,370 K |
| 13 | TOI-4860 | 16.47 | 261 ly | M3.5 V | 3,260 K |
| 14 | VHS J125601.92-125723.9 | 17.73 | 41.4 ly | M7.5 | 2,620 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Corvus?
The brightest star in Corvus is Gienah, at apparent magnitude 2.58 and 154 ly from Earth, one of 14 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 4 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Corvus?
The nearest of them is VHS J125601.92-125723.9, 41 ly away.