Gamma Corvi
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Summary
Gamma Corvi is a variable star[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of variable star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: infrared source[3], high proper-motion star[4], navigational star[5], near-infrared source[6], ultraviolet source[7]
- Constellation: Corvus[8]
- Spectral class: B8III[9], B8[10]
- Catalog code: HD 106625[11], HIP 59803[12], HR 4662[13], IRAS 12132-1715[14], SAO 157176[15], γ Crv[16], 2MASS J12154839-1732310[17], CSV 101250[18], FK5 457[19], GC 16740[20], GCRV 7338[21], HIC 59803[22], IRC -20235[23], JP11 2195[24]
- Type of variable star: rotating variable star[25]
- Apparent magnitude: 2.12[26], 2.47[27], 2.58[28], 2.62[29], 2.71[30], 2.76[31], 2.83[32], 2.81[33]
- Absolute magnitude: -0.79[34]
- Luminosity: 331 solar luminosity[35]
- Parallax: 19.78 milliarcsecond[36], 21.23 milliarcsecond[37]
- Radial velocity: -4.2 kilometre per second[38], -4.20 kilometre per second[39], -1.0 kilometre per second[40], -3.9 kilometre per second[41], -14.2 kilometre per second[42], -7.0 kilometre per second[43], -4.0 kilometre per second[44]
- Distance from Earth: 47.1 parsec[45]
- Stellar rotational velocity: 30 kilometre per second[46], 33 kilometre per second[47], 34 kilometre per second[48]
- Right ascension: 183.951545037 degree[49]
- Declination: -17.541930458 degree[50]
- Epoch: J2000.0[51]
- Effective temperature: 12,360 K[52]
- Declination component of proper motion: 21.86 milliarcsecond per year[53], 22.31 milliarcsecond per year[54]
- Right ascension component of proper motion: -158.61 milliarcsecond per year[55], -159.58 milliarcsecond per year[56]
Why It Matters
Gamma Corvi has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]