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| Abbreviation: CrA |
| English Name: The Southern Crown |
| Genitive: Corona Australis |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpius. |
| Visible between latitudes: +40 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Summer |
| Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer and Autumn |
| Best seen in: August |
| Seen between: May and early October |
| Right Ascension (RA): 19 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -40 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 128 (80th) |
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Corona Australis (The Southern Crown)
- Small constellation in the southern sky but pretty though; the southern counterpart of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown in the northern sky.
o - Lying alongside the Milky Way.
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Messier Objects in Corona Australis
| No Messier objects in Corona Australis |
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More objects in Corona Australis
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 1x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 2x objects |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 5x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 3x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- NGC1851 – Globular Cluster, also known as Caldwell 73 (C73), offers small telescope owners nice views.
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Named Stars
- Phaet (Alpha Col)
- Wezn (Beta Col)
- more list of stars in Corona Australis.
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IAU Sky Chart: Corona Australis
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
– never seen from the UK
| Apus | Ara | Caelum | Carina | Centaurus | Chameleon |
| Corona Australis | Crux | Dorado | Grus | Horologium | Hydrus |
| Indus | Mensa | Octans | Pavo | Phoenix | Pictor |
| Reticulum | Telescopium | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Vela | Volans |
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