η-Crt (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , η-Crt is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:38 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
η-Crt
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 11h56m00s [4] |
| Declination: | −17°09'03" [4] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.16 (V) [2] 5.14 (BT) [2] 5.16 (VT) [2] 5.16 (G) [4] 5.14 (BP) [4] 5.17 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 76.9 parsec 250.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.02 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 50.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 260.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.73 |
Sources