Corona Borealis – Derekscope

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Abbreviation: CrB

English Name: The Northern Crown

Genitive: Alphecca

Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere

Location: Between the constellations of Hercules and Boötes.

Visible between latitudes: +90 and -50 degrees

Best season: Summer

Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer, and Autumn

Best seen in: June (map)

Seen between: March and September

Right Ascension (RA): 16 hour

Declination (DEC): +30 degrees

Area (square degrees): 179 (73rd)

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Corona Borealis (The Northern Crown)

Small constellation in the northern sky; the curve, known as “The Northern Crown” , is inspired by its shape as a crown with seven stars makes it easy to find.
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Those stars that make up the constellation’s figure are all stars – magnitude +4.0, except for the constellation’s brightest star, Alpha Coronae Borealis, but the curve of seven stars makes the constellation easy to find.

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Messier Objects in Corona Borealis

No Messier objects in Corona Borealis.

Other objects in Corona Borealis

Features of Interest

Corona Borealis contains no bright Deep Sky Objects (DSO).
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In the “Bowl” of the Northern Crown is a famous variable star; R Coronae Borealis is a yellow supergiant star – itself normally shines at around magnitude +6.0 to about visible to the naked-eye, but at the length-time of several months to many years fades down to as faint as magnitude +14.0!

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Named Stars

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Planetarium / Constellation Map

Live constellation visible
from the UK :- Planetarium (Corona Borealis)

Best Seen in:
June (map)

Seen between:
March and September

IAU Sky Chart: Corona Borealis

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Constellations – Visible from the UK

(50 constellations above are visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Parts visible from the UK

(11 constellations above are partially visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK

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