Corona Austrina constellation
Latin Corona Austrina, genitive Coronae Austrini, abbreviation CrA
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Corona Austrina be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in August. It can be seen from everywhere south of 40°N, and it never sets south of 53°S.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridiana | α CrA | 4.11 | white |
| – | β CrA | 4.11 | orange |
| – | δ CrA | 4.59 | orange |
| – | θ CrA | 4.64 | orange |
| – | ζ CrA | 4.75 | bluish |
| – | ε CrA | 4.87 | yellowish white |
| – | γ CrA | 4.93 | yellowish white |
| – | γ CrA | 4.99 | yellowish white |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).