Epsilon Corvi (HIP 59316), a orange supergiant star in Stars

Epsilon Corvi (HIP 59316) is a orange supergiant star (K2+ IIIa) in Stars, 318 light years from Earth at magnitude 3.02.

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Epsilon Corvi (HIP 59316)

Epsilon Corvi is a orange supergiant star in the constellation Stars. At 318 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.02. Iron abundance: -0.09 (81% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 33.8 km/s. Galactic orbit: 22,081 25,254 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 12h 10m, Dec -22° 37.2'

Spectral type: K2+ IIIa

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