Corona Australis

Abbreviation:  CrA
English Name:  The Southern Crown
Genitive: Corona Australis
Hemisphere:  Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.)
Location: Between the constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpius.
Visible between latitudes:  +40 and -90 degrees
Best season: Summer
Seen in three season: Spring, Summer and Autumn
Best seen in:  August
Seen between: May and early October
Right Ascension (RA):  19 hour
Declination (DEC):  -40 degrees
Area (square degrees):  128 (80th)

Corona Australis (The Southern Crown)

• Small constellation in the southern sky but pretty though; the southern counterpart of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown in the northern sky.
• Lying alongside the Milky Way.

Messier Objects

• No Messier objects in Corona Australis.

Features of Interest

• NGC 6541 – Globular Cluster, also known as Caldwell 78 (C78), visible with a small telescope, or even binoculars; covering an area as one third size of the Full. This Globular Cluster is approx around 14 billion years old.

Named Stars

• Alfecca Meridiana (Alpha CrA)

Others

• Photo of the constellation – Corona Australis, as it appears to the naked-eye. (Lines have been added for clarity.)
• Sky Chart  –  Corona Australis
• List of stars in Corona Australis.

 

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