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Corona Borealis
Coronae Borealis — The Northern Crown
Constellations#73 by area
Overview
Corona Borealis (Coronae Borealis) — The Northern Crown is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Highlights
- ★Its distinctive semicircular arc of stars
Notable stars
19 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Alpheccamag 2.22
- Nusakanmag 3.66
- Gamma Coronae Borealismag 3.81
- Epsilon Coronae Borealismag 4.14
- Theta Coronae Borealismag 4.14
- Delta Coronae Borealismag 4.59
- 7 Coronae Borealismag 4.64
- Tau Coronae Borealismag 4.73
- Kappa Coronae Borealismag 4.79
- Xi Coronae Borealismag 4.86
- Iota Coronae Borealismag 4.98
- Eta Coronae Borealismag 4.99
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- Constellation ofAlphecca
- Constellation ofNusakan
- Constellation ofGamma Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofEpsilon Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofTheta Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofDelta Coronae Borealis
- Constellation of7 Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofTau Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofKappa Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofXi Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofIota Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofEta Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofMu Coronae Borealis
- Constellation of20 Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofSigma Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofRho Coronae Borealis
- Constellation of21 Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofLambda Coronae Borealis
- Constellation ofKamuy
- Neighbour ofBoötes
- Neighbour ofHercules
- Neighbour ofSerpens
- Belongs to familyUrsa Major Family
- Best observed inSummer Sky
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.