Constellation
Corona Borealis
Corona Borealis (CrB) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Alphecca (magnitude 2.22).
| Latin name | Corona Borealis |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CrB |
| Brightest star | Alphecca |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 90 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 10 |
| Deep-sky objects | 1 |
| Galaxies | 13 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Alphecca 2.22 · 77.2 light-years
- Nusakan 3.66 · 116.8 light-years
- γ CrB 3.81 · 146.1 light-years
- θ CrB 4.14 · 397.1 light-years
- ε CrB 4.14 · 241.7 light-years
- δ CrB 4.59 · 167.3 light-years
- ζ¹ CrB 4.64 · 507.6 light-years
- τ CrB 4.73 · 112.4 light-years
- κ CrB 4.79 · 97.8 light-years
- ξ CrB 4.86 · 189.7 light-years
- ι CrB 4.98 · 371.9 light-years
- η CrB 4.99 · 58.3 light-years
- μ CrB 5.14 · 663.2 light-years
- 20Nu 1CrB 5.20 · 649.1 light-years
- σ CrB 5.23 · 74.0 light-years
- ρ CrB 5.39 · 57.1 light-years
- 21Nu 2CrB 5.40 · 570.6 light-years
- λ CrB 5.43 · 137.2 light-years
- ο CrB 5.51 · 273.8 light-years
- π CrB 5.57 · 258.9 light-years
- HIP 78276 5.61 · 824.7 light-years
- HIP 79358 5.62 · 728.7 light-years
- HIP 78649 5.79 · 636.8 light-years
- υ CrB 5.80 · 615.6 light-years
- η CrB 5.96 · 60.7 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
Deep-sky objects
- PSR B1530+27 (J1532+2745) Pulsar
Galaxies
- IC 4569 457.6 million light-years
- NGC 6076 NED01 466.6 million light-years
- IC 4582 99.9 million light-years
- IC 4572 464.0 million light-years
- IC 4580 445.8 million light-years
- NGC 6086 444.9 million light-years
- NGC 5961 85.2 million light-years
- NGC 6105 403.2 million light-years
- NGC 6107 428.2 million light-years
- NGC 6126 454.7 million light-years
- NGC 6120 427.9 million light-years
- NGC 6137 433.5 million light-years
- NGC 6131 238.4 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 76617
- HIP 79686
- HIP 76366
- HIP 79350
- HIP 75000
- HIP 76006
- HIP 79385
- HIP 77397
- HIP 80247
- HIP 75919
- HIP 76456
- HIP 79441
- Kamuy
- Gl 611A
- σ CrB
- GJ 9533
- Gl 612
- GJ 3948
- TOI-2018
- Gl 612.1
- Gl 596A
- Gl 587.1
- Moldoveanu
- Gl 588.1
- GJ 3925A
- Gl 615.2C
- Gl 607
- GJ 3929
- GJ 3923
- GJ 3919
- GJ 3926B
- GJ 1197
- GJ 3935A
- Gl 596B
- GJ 3928
- Gl 611B
- GJ 3910
- GJ 3936B
- TOI-2015
- GJ 3927
- TOI-2266
- SDSS J154050.42+260244.0
- SDSS J154854.89+281404.7
- 2MASSW J1552591+294849
- SDSS J162307.37+290827.7
- SDSS J152621.06+280806.9
- SDSS J153223.34+261118.8
- SDSS J161049.15+354316.1
- 2MASS J15543602+2724487
- 2MASSW J1615441+355900
- SDSS J155221.56+331009.0
- SDSS J160743.08+345947.4
- SDSS J162124.66+274702.7
- SDSS J154009.36+374230.3
- 2MASS J16123860+3126489
- SDSS J154508.93+355527.3
- 2MASS J16005759+3021571
- SDSS J162051.17+323732.1
- SDSS J153119.91+262835.2
- SDSS J151643.01+305344.4
- PSO J241.1376+39.0369
- ULAS J154914.45+262145.6
- WISE J152305.10+312537.6
- ULAS J161938.12+300756.4
- ULAS J160143.75+264623.4