γ-CrB (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , γ-CrB is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 18° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:31 (EST) – 3 hours and 9 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 18° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
γ-CrB
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 15h42m44s [2] |
| Declination: | +26°17'44" [2] |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.85 (V) [2] 3.87 (BT) [2] 3.85 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 44.8 parsec 146.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.01 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 122.1 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 293.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.59 |
Sources