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| Abbreviation: Crt |
| English Name: The Cup |
| Genitive: Alkes |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Corvus and Sextans. |
| Visible between latitudes: +65 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Summer |
| Seen in three seasons: Spring, Summer, and Autumn |
| Best seen in: April (map) |
| Seen between: February and late May |
| Right Ascension (RA): 11 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -15 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 282 (53rd) |
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Crater (The Cup)
- Its brightest stars are magnitude +4.1 and it contains no bright objects.
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Messier Objects in Crater
| No Messier objects in Crater. |
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Features of Interest
- NGC 3511 – Spiral Galaxy with a slight bar; magnitude +12.0 – requests a large telescope to be seen.
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Named Stars
- Alkes (Alpha Crt) – Orange-hued giant star (magnitude; +4.1)
- Al Sharas (Beta Crt) – Blue/white hued star (magnitude; +4.5)
- more list of stars in Crater.
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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Crater) | Best Seen in: April (map) | Seen between: February and late May |
IAU Sky Chart: Crater
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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