Mythology
The Crow, sacred to Apollo. In one myth, Apollo sent the crow to fetch water, but it waited for figs to ripen and brought a water-snake as an excuse. Apollo placed all three in the sky.
Observing Highlights
A compact trapezoid of four stars. Contains the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/4039), a spectacular pair of colliding galaxies visible in moderate telescopes.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20
2.59 mag
1.1″
B: 9.7
B7IV
2.65 mag
G5III
2.95 mag
24.2″
B: 8.5
A0.5V
3.00 mag
K2+ IIIa
4.02 mag
F2III-IV
HIP 61174; Eta Crv; 8 Crv
4.31 mag
12.9″
B: 19.2
F2III-IV
5.14 mag
46.0″
B: 13.5
K1III
HIP 60189; Zeta Crv; 5 Crv
5.21 mag
17.8″
B: 13.7
B8Vne
5.26 mag
B1.5V
HIP 59394; 3 Crv
5.46 mag
A2V
5.58 mag
G8III
5.63 mag
M0III
HIP 60425; 6 Crv
5.68 mag
gK1
5.74 mag
F2V
5.83 mag
gG7
5.97 mag
0.5″
B: 8.1
G3IV
5.98 mag
5.3″
B: 5.9
F5V
6.00 mag
dA6
6.03 mag
F3-5III
6.05 mag
A2IV
Double Stars
9
Double Stars
9
5.98 mag
5.3″
B: 5.9
F5V
2.95 mag
24.2″
B: 8.5
A0.5V
HIP 60189; Zeta Crv; 5 Crv
5.21 mag
17.8″
B: 13.7
B8Vne
6.28 mag
11.5″
B: 13.5
K0IV
HIP 61174; Eta Crv; 8 Crv
4.31 mag
12.9″
B: 19.2
F2III-IV
6.35 mag
2.1″
B: 9.6
G0V
5.14 mag
46.0″
B: 13.5
K1III
2.59 mag
1.1″
B: 9.7
B7IV
6.54 mag
1.9″
B: 8.2
F3V
Variable Stars
1
Variable Stars
1HR 9124
6.70 mag
6.7 - 14.4
M
M
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Galaxy
(29)
10.5 mag
11
SBm
11.1 mag
3.0
SBd
13.0 mag
3
SBm
12.0 mag
3.1
Sab
12.0 mag
4.2
Sc
12.0 mag
3.7
SBab
— mag
1.4
SABb
13.0 mag
2.3
SABa
13.0 mag
1.6
Sbc
13.0 mag
1.7
SBa
14.0 mag
2.3
Sa
— mag
S?
14.0 mag
0.8
Sc
14.0 mag
0.7
Sb
15.0 mag
1.1
Sc
14.0 mag
2.5
SBcd
11.7 mag
1.5
E
11.8 mag
1.7
E
— mag
1.1
S0
13.0 mag
Sc
14.0 mag
Sb
14.0 mag
SABb
14.0 mag
SABb
15.0 mag
SABm
13.0 mag
2.3
E-S0
13.0 mag
2.5
E
14.0 mag
1.2
E
13.0 mag
2.0
E-S0
14.0 mag
1.4
S0
Planetary Nebula
(1)
10.0 mag
1.8