Corvus

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Abbreviation:  Crv
English Name:  The Crow
Genitive:  Alchiba
Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere
Location: Between the constellations of Hydra and Crater.
Visible between latitudes:  +60 and -90 degrees
Best season: Spring
Seen in two seasons: Spring, & Summer
Best seen in:  May (map)
Seen between: March and June
Right Ascension (RA): 12 hour
Declination (DEC): -20 degrees
Area (square degrees):  184 (70th)

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Corvus (The Crow)

  • Four bright stars having four sides in Corvus form a feature shape called a Keystone, which is easy to find.

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Messier Objects in Corvus

No Messier objects in Corvus.
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Features of Interest

  • NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 – The Antennae Galaxy; also known as Caldwell 60/61 (C60/C61) – a famous pair of interacting galaxies; they are small but the large telescope shows the collision galaxies.
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Named Stars

  • Alchiba (Alpha Crv)
  • Kraz (Beta Crv)
  • Gienah Ghurab (Gamma Crv)
  • Algorab (Delta Crv)
  • Minkar (Epsilon Crv)
  • more list of stars in Corvus.

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Planetarium / Constellation Map

Live constellation visible
from the UK :- Planetarium (Corvus)
Best Seen in:
May (map)
Seen between:
March and June

IAU Sky Chart: Corvus


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Constellations – Visible from the UK

AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
Canis MinorCapricornusCassiopeiaCepheusCetus
Coma BerenicesCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCygnus
DelphinusDracoEquuleusGeminiHercules
HydraLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepus
LibraLynxLyraMonocerosOphiuchus
OrionPegasusPerseusPiscesSagitta
ScutumSerpens CaputSerpens CaudaSextansTaurus
TriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgoVulpecula
(50 constellations above are visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Parts visible from the UK

AntliaColumbaEridanusFornaxMicroscopium
Piscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisSagittariusScorpius
Sculptor
(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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