Corona Australis
Genitive: Coronae Australis
Southern
128 sq°
CrA
Brightest star: Meridiana
Mythology
The Southern Crown, associated with the crown placed in the sky by Dionysus or the wreath of Chiron.
Observing Highlights
A small southern constellation containing the Corona Australis molecular cloud complex, a nearby star-forming region, and the globular cluster NGC 6541.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20HIP 94114; Alpha CrA
4.11 mag
A2V
HIP 94160; Beta CrA
4.11 mag
K0II
HIP 94005; Delta CrA
4.59 mag
K1III
HIP 90982; Theta CrA
4.64 mag
G8III
HIP 93542; Zeta CrA
4.75 mag
B9.5V
HIP 93174; Epsilon CrA
4.87 mag
F2V
HIP 93825; Gamma CrA
4.93 mag
1.6″
B: 5.0
F8V
HIP 93825; Gamma CrA
4.99 mag
1.6″
B: 5.0
F8V
5.10 mag
K4-5III
HIP 91875; Lambda CrA
5.13 mag
29.5″
B: 10.0
A2Vn
5.16 mag
A3Vn
HIP 92226; Mu CrA
5.24 mag
G5-6III
5.25 mag
74.0″
B: 10.1
B2.5Vn
5.36 mag
K0III
5.37 mag
M2III
HIP 92989
5.38 mag
B8IVSi
5.43 mag
K3II+B7
5.46 mag
G8-K0III
HIP 89290
5.47 mag
B2.5III
HIP 92308; Eta1 CrA
5.49 mag
A3V
Double Stars
10
Double Stars
10
6.40 mag
12.8″
B: 6.6
B8V-IV
HIP 90969; Kappa1 CrA
6.32 mag
21.4″
B: 6.2
A0III
HIP 90968; Kappa2 CrA
5.65 mag
20.5″
B: 6.2
B9V
HIP 91875; Lambda CrA
5.13 mag
29.5″
B: 10.0
A2Vn
5.25 mag
74.0″
B: 10.1
B2.5Vn
6.49 mag
16.1″
B: 11.8
A0
HIP 93825; Gamma CrA
4.93 mag
1.6″
B: 5.0
F8V
HIP 93825; Gamma CrA
4.99 mag
1.6″
B: 5.0
F8V
5.77 mag
1.8″
B: 5.7
A5V
5.77 mag
1.8″
B: 5.7
A5V
Deep Sky Objects
8
Deep Sky Objects
8
Globular Cluster
(1)
NGC 6541
6.6 mag
13
Planetary Nebula
(1)
— mag
0.1
Diffuse Nebula
(2)
NGC 6729
10.0 mag
1
— mag