Star · K0III
δ Crt
δ Crt is a giant star of spectral type K0III in the constellation Crater, 191.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 55282 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Crater |
| Distance | 191.7 light-years (58.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.29 |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| Surface temperature | 4,490 K |
| Luminosity | 205 L☉ |
| Radius | 23.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.16 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 19m 20.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 46′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 67.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.56). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 75° N. South of latitude 75° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1834. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around δ Crt, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.68, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 54366 10.3 light-years
- HIP 56266 14.7 light-years
- HIP 56154 15.3 light-years
- HIP 54214 16.7 light-years
- HIP 54691 17.7 light-years
- HIP 54531 18.6 light-years
- HIP 57078 19.9 light-years
- HIP 53429 19.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.