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Crater

Genitive: Crateris

Equatorial Spring 282 sq° Crt

Brightest star: Labrum (mag 3.56)

RA 11h 28m 0.0s · Dec -15d 00' 0"

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Crater - Mythology

Mythology

The Cup, associated with the cup of Apollo or the goblet of Dionysus. Part of the Corvus-Crater-Hydra mythology group.

Observing Highlights

A faint constellation with few notable deep-sky objects. Contains some galaxies for advanced observers.

When is Crater up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude 8°Jan 01:00 — altitude 15°Jan 02:00 — altitude 21°Jan 03:00 — altitude 24°Jan 04:00 — altitude 25°Jan 05:00 — altitude 23°Jan 06:00 — altitude 19° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude 13° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude -46° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude -38°Jan 20:00 — altitude -29°Jan 21:00 — altitude -19°Jan 22:00 — altitude -9°Jan 23:00 — altitude -0°Jan: best around 04:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude 21°Feb 01:00 — altitude 24°Feb 02:00 — altitude 25°Feb 03:00 — altitude 23°Feb 04:00 — altitude 19°Feb 05:00 — altitude 12°Feb 06:00 — altitude 5° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude -49° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude -54° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude -46° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude -28° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude -19° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude -9°Feb 21:00 — altitude 0°Feb 22:00 — altitude 9°Feb 23:00 — altitude 16°Feb: best around 02:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude 25°Mar 01:00 — altitude 24°Mar 02:00 — altitude 20°Mar 03:00 — altitude 14°Mar 04:00 — altitude 6°Mar 05:00 — altitude -3° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude -12° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude -53° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude -53° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude -1° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude 7°Mar 21:00 — altitude 15°Mar 22:00 — altitude 20°Mar 23:00 — altitude 24°Mar: best around 00:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude 19°Apr 01:00 — altitude 13°Apr 02:00 — altitude 6°Apr 03:00 — altitude -3°Apr 04:00 — altitude -12° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude -53° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude 20° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude 24°Apr 22:00 — altitude 25°Apr 23:00 — altitude 23°Apr: best around 22:00 localMayMay 00:00 — altitude 6°May 01:00 — altitude -3°May 02:00 — altitude -12° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude -22° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude -53° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude -53° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude 23° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude 19° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude 13°May: best around 23:00 localJunJun 00:00 — altitude -12° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude -22° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude -31° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude -40° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude -53° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude 13° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude 5° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude -4° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude -31°Jul 01:00 — altitude -40° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude -48° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude -53° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -55° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude -53° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude -47° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude -3° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude -13° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude -22° (twilight)AugAug 00:00 — altitude -48°Aug 01:00 — altitude -53°Aug 02:00 — altitude -55°Aug 03:00 — altitude -53° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude -47° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude -39° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude -30° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude -13° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude -23° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude -32°Aug 23:00 — altitude -41°SepSep 00:00 — altitude -55°Sep 01:00 — altitude -52°Sep 02:00 — altitude -46°Sep 03:00 — altitude -38°Sep 04:00 — altitude -29° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude -20° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude -10° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude -23° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude -32° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude -41°Sep 22:00 — altitude -49°Sep 23:00 — altitude -54°OctOct 00:00 — altitude -47°Oct 01:00 — altitude -39°Oct 02:00 — altitude -30°Oct 03:00 — altitude -20°Oct 04:00 — altitude -10°Oct 05:00 — altitude -1° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude 15° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude -32° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude -41°Oct 20:00 — altitude -48°Oct 21:00 — altitude -54°Oct 22:00 — altitude -55°Oct 23:00 — altitude -52°NovNov 00:00 — altitude -29°Nov 01:00 — altitude -20°Nov 02:00 — altitude -10°Nov 03:00 — altitude -1°Nov 04:00 — altitude 8°Nov 05:00 — altitude 15°Nov 06:00 — altitude 21° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude 23° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude -4° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude -41° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude -49° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude -54°Nov 20:00 — altitude -55°Nov 21:00 — altitude -52°Nov 22:00 — altitude -46°Nov 23:00 — altitude -38°Nov: best around 05:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude -10°Dec 01:00 — altitude -1°Dec 02:00 — altitude 7°Dec 03:00 — altitude 15°Dec 04:00 — altitude 20°Dec 05:00 — altitude 24°Dec 06:00 — altitude 25° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude 23° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude -3° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude -48° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude -54° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -55°Dec 19:00 — altitude -52°Dec 20:00 — altitude -46°Dec 21:00 — altitude -38°Dec 22:00 — altitude -29°Dec 23:00 — altitude -19°Dec: best around 05:00 local
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
16°
SW (az 220°)
setting

Upcoming (local)

Rise 04:17
Transit 09:01 25°
Set 13:51

Across the year

Best month March
Peak altitude 25°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year 1157

Neighboring Constellations

Corvus Leo Hydra Virgo

Main Stars in Crater

20
Delta Crt

HIP 55282; Delta Crt; 12 Crt

3.56 mag G9III CH0.5 Easy
Alkes

HIP 53740; Alpha Crt; 7 Crt

4.08 mag K0+III Easy
Gamma Crt

HIP 55705; Gamma Crt; 15 Crt

4.08 mag 4.4″ B: 7.9 A5V Hard
Beta Crt

HIP 54682; Beta Crt; 11 Crt

4.48 mag A2III Easy
Theta Crt

HIP 56633; Theta Crt; 21 Crt

4.70 mag B9.5Vn Easy
Zeta Crt

HIP 57283; Zeta Crt; 27 Crt

4.73 mag 0.4″ B: 7.8 G8IIIa Very Hard
Epsilon Crt

HIP 55687; Epsilon Crt; 14 Crt

4.83 mag K5III Easy
Lambda Crt

HIP 55598; Lambda Crt; 13 Crt

5.09 mag F5III Easy
Eta Crt

HIP 58188; Eta Crt; 30 Crt

5.18 mag A0V Easy
Iota Crt

HIP 56802; Iota Crt; 24 Crt

5.48 mag 1.1″ B: 11.0 F7V Very Hard
HIP 54029
5.50 mag 3.8″ B: 10.8 G7-III Very Hard
HIP 53316
5.66 mag G4III Easy
HIP 56078
5.76 mag 8.2″ B: 8.6 A0V Easy
HIP 53778
5.88 mag K5III Easy
HIP 53723
5.89 mag M2III Easy
Kappa Crt

HIP 55874; Kappa Crt; 16 Crt

5.94 mag F4III-IV Easy
HIP 56318
5.95 mag K4III Easy
HIP 56364
6.05 mag F9III Easy
HIP 54214
6.09 mag 0.6″ B: 11.0 F0Vn Very Hard
Psi Crt

HIP 54742; Psi Crt

6.13 mag 0.2″ B: 8.3 A0V Easy

Double Stars in Crater

13
HIP 56078
5.76 mag 8.2″ B: 8.6 A0V Easy
Gamma Crt

HIP 55705; Gamma Crt; 15 Crt

4.08 mag 4.4″ B: 7.9 A5V Hard
HIP 54029
5.50 mag 3.8″ B: 10.8 G7-III Very Hard
HIP 56245
6.24 mag 1.2″ B: 11.0 F7IV Very Hard
Iota Crt

HIP 56802; Iota Crt; 24 Crt

5.48 mag 1.1″ B: 11.0 F7V Very Hard
HIP 54214
6.09 mag 0.6″ B: 11.0 F0Vn Very Hard
Kappa Crt

HIP 55874; Kappa Crt; 16 Crt

5.94 mag F4III-IV Easy
Theta Crt

HIP 56633; Theta Crt; 21 Crt

4.70 mag B9.5Vn Easy
SV Crt

HIP 55106

6.14 mag A8IVpeSrCrSi Easy
HIP 56830
6.42 mag G5 Easy
HIP 56901
6.21 mag A1V Easy
HIP 57587
6.26 mag F7V Easy
HIP 57819
6.35 mag F1III-IV Easy

Deep Sky Objects in Crater

30
Galaxy (30)
NGC 3511 survey image
NGC 3511
12.0 mag 5.4 SABc Very Hard
NGC 3672 survey image
NGC 3672
11.0 mag 4.1 Sc Hard
NGC 3529 survey image
NGC 3529
13.22 mag 1.5 SBb Very Hard
NGC 3858 survey image
NGC 3858
13.0 mag 1.9 SBa Very Hard
NGC 3955 survey image
NGC 3955
11.9 mag 3.2 S0-a Hard
IC 2668 survey image
IC 2668
14.0 mag 1.0 SBa Very Hard
NGC 3431 survey image
NGC 3431
14.0 mag SABb Very Hard
NGC 3459 survey image
NGC 3459
14.0 mag SBab Very Hard
NGC 3777 survey image
NGC 3777
14.0 mag SABa Very Hard
NGC 3854 survey image
NGC 3854
12.14 mag SABb Very Hard
NGC 3957 survey image
NGC 3957
13.0 mag 3.5 S0-a Very Hard
NGC 3734 survey image
NGC 3734
14.0 mag SABb Very Hard
NGC 3962 survey image
NGC 3962
10.6 mag 2.9 E Medium
NGC 3732 survey image
NGC 3732
13.0 mag 1.3 S0-a Very Hard
NGC 3637 survey image
NGC 3637
13.0 mag 1.7 S0 Very Hard
NGC 3892 survey image
NGC 3892
12.0 mag 2.8 S0-a Hard
NGC 3497 survey image
NGC 3497
12.16 mag S0 Hard
NGC 3597 survey image
NGC 3597
13.0 mag S0-a Very Hard
NGC 3703 survey image
NGC 3703
14.83 mag S0 Very Hard
NGC 3727 survey image
NGC 3727
14.29 mag S0 Very Hard
NGC 3965 survey image
NGC 3965
15.44 mag S0-a Very Hard
NGC 3970 survey image
NGC 3970
14.0 mag S0 Very Hard
NGC 3636 survey image
NGC 3636
13.0 mag 1.1 E Very Hard
NGC 3565 survey image
NGC 3565
14.58 mag E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 3591 survey image
NGC 3591
14.0 mag S0-a Very Hard
NGC 3661 survey image
NGC 3661
14.0 mag S0-a Very Hard
NGC 3676 survey image
NGC 3676
13.83 mag E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 3707 survey image
NGC 3707
14.98 mag E Very Hard
NGC 3721 survey image
NGC 3721
15.0 mag S0-a Very Hard
NGC 3724 survey image
NGC 3724
15.0 mag S0-a Very Hard