List of stars in Crater

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Crater, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.
mag.		 abs.
mag.		 Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes
δ Crt δ 12 98430 55282 11h 19m 20.52s −14° 46′ 44.6″ 3.56 −0.32 195 K0III
γ Crt γ 15 99211 55705 11h 24m 52.98s −17° 41′ 02.5″ 4.06 2.01 84 A9V double star
α Crt α 7 95272 53740 10h 59m 46.75s −18° 17′ 56.8″ 4.08 0.44 174 K1III Alkes, Aoul al Batjna, Prima Crateris[1]
β Crt β 11 97277 54682 11h 11m 39.49s −22° 49′ 32.2″ 4.46 −0.10 266 A1V Al Sharāsīf[2][3]
θ Crt θ 21 100889 56633 11h 36m 40.95s −09° 48′ 08.1″ 4.70 −0.15 305 B9.5Vn
ζ Crt ζ 27 102070 57283 11h 44m 45.76s −18° 21′ 02.2″ 4.71 −0.45 350 G8III
ε Crt ε 14 99167 55687 11h 24m 36.61s −10° 51′ 33.8″ 4.81 −0.43 364 K5III
λ Crt λ 13 98991 55598 11h 23m 22.07s −18° 46′ 47.6″ 5.08 1.87 143 F3IV spectroscopic binary
η Crt η 30 103632 58188 11h 56m 00.98s −17° 09′ 02.9″ 5.17 0.46 285 A0V
ι Crt ι 24 101198 56802 11h 38m 39.96s −13° 12′ 08.1″ 5.48 3.32 88 F7V double star
HD 95808 95808 54029 11h 03m 14.93s −11° 18′ 11.6″ 5.51 0.56 318 G7III... double star
HD 94481 94481 53316 10h 54m 17.78s −13° 45′ 29.0″ 5.65 0.16 409 K0III + (G)
HD 99922 99922 56078 11h 29m 38.65s −24° 27′ 50.6″ 5.77 0.31 403 A0V double star; suspected variable
HD 95314 95314 53778 11h 00m 11.70s −14° 04′ 59.9″ 5.86 0.20 442 K5III suspected variable
HD 95234 95234 53723 10h 59m 30.95s −16° 21′ 13.3″ 5.88 −1.92 1185 M1III variable star, ΔV = 0.011m, P = 0.09041 d
κ Crt κ 16 99564 55874 11h 27m 09.58s −12° 21′ 24.5″ 5.93 1.80 219 F4III-IV double star
HD 100343 100343 56318 11h 32m 47.54s −07° 49′ 39.1″ 5.94 −0.29 575 K4III
HD 100418 100418 56364 11h 33m 14.81s −16° 16′ 49.0″ 6.05 0.60 400 F8/G0Ib/II
HD 96220 96220 54214 11h 05m 33.98s −11° 05′ 19.4″ 6.09 2.05 209 F0Vn
ψ Crt ψ 97411 54742 11h 12m 30.38s −18° 29′ 59.3″ 6.11 0.28 479 A0V double star
HD 98088 SV 98088 55106 11h 16m 58.18s −07° 08′ 04.9″ 6.11 0.56 421 A2p... spectroscopic binary; α2 CVn variable
HD 102845 102845 57732 11h 50m 19.60s −15° 51′ 49.3″ 6.13 −0.44 672 G8II/III
VX Crt VX 101370 56899 11h 39m 50.35s −16° 37′ 12.8″ 6.17 −1.29 1012 M3II/III semiregular variable
HD 101369 101369 56901 11h 39m 51.14s −14° 28′ 06.6″ 6.21 −0.10 597 A0V double star
HD 101695 101695 57079 11h 42m 03.53s −20° 17′ 38.5″ 6.21 1.93 234 G8IV
HD 100219 100219 56245 11h 31m 47.63s −20° 46′ 35.6″ 6.24 3.26 129 F7V
HD 102574 102574 57587 11h 48m 23.55s −10° 18′ 46.2″ 6.24 3.09 139 F7V triple star
HD 94386 94386 53259 10h 53m 32.86s −15° 26′ 44.5″ 6.34 1.91 251 K2III
HD 95870 95870 54048 11h 03m 36.53s −13° 26′ 05.7″ 6.34 0.21 549 G8III
HD 102990 102990 57819 11h 51m 22.04s −12° 11′ 16.5″ 6.34 3.08 147 F1III-IV
HD 95441 95441 53849 11h 00m 57.34s −15° 47′ 33.3″ 6.35 0.13 572 K0III
HD 97428 97428 54749 11h 12m 34.79s −21° 44′ 57.7″ 6.39 −0.22 685 K3III
HD 101259 101259 56830 11h 39m 00.42s −24° 43′ 13.8″ 6.40 2.34 211 G6/G8V
SY Crt SY 97918 54999 11h 15m 39.77s −12° 35′ 33.3″ 6.58 797 M3III semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.34m, Vmin = 6.62m
HD 98649 98649 55409 11h 20m 52s −23° 13′ 02″ 8.03 131 G4V has a planet (b)
HD 96167 96167 54195 11h 05m 15.07s −10° 17′ 28.68″ 8.08 3.46 273 G5 has a planet (b)
HD 98219 98219 55174 11h 17m 48s −23° 58′ 31″ 8.21 437 K0III/IV has a planet (b)
HD 99563 XY 99563 55890 11h 27m 16.64s −08° 52′ 08.2″ 8.67 832 F0 rapidly oscillating Ap star
HD 98800 TV 98800 55505 11h 22m 05.29s −24° 46′ 39.8″ 8.94 146.4 K4V+... T Tauri star, ΔV = 0.09m, P = 2.52 d
S Crt S 103154 57917 11h 52m 45.10s −07° 35′ 48.1″ 9.14 2590 M... semiregular variable
R Crt R 95384 53809 11h 00m 33.85s −18° 19′ 29.6″ 9.80 851 M7III... semiregular variable
BD-10°3166 10h 58m 28.78s −10° 46′ 13.4″ 10.08 5.96 218 G4V member of LDS 4041 pair of stars; has a planet (b)
V Crt V 11h 21m 13.43s −16° 40′ 23.1″ 10.26 A6 Algol variable
WASP-34 11h 01m 36s −23° 51′ 38″ 10.4 391 G5 has a transiting planet (b)
W Crt W 55825 11h 26m 29.64s −17° 54′ 51.7″ 11.70 F4 RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 10.769m, Vmin = 12.182m, P = 0.4120134 d
WASP-31 11h 17m 45s −19° 03′ 17″ 11.7 1300 F has a transiting planet (b)
HATS-1 11h 42m 06.0s −23° 21′ 17″ 12.05 988 has a planet (b)
HATS-2 11h 46m 57.4s −22° 33′ 47″ 13.56 1174 K has a planet (b)
TT Crt TT 11h 34m 47.18s −11° 45′ 30.4″ 15.3 F4 dwarf nova, Vmax = 12.5m, Vmin = 15.3m, P = 0.26842 d
DENIS-P J1058.7-1548 10h 58m 47.87s −15° 48′ 17.2″ 56.5 L3V brown dwarf
Table Legend:

 • Name = Proper name.
 • B = Bayer designation.
 • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation.
 • Var = Variable star designation
 • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number.
 • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number.
 • RA = Right Ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.
 • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.

 • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude.
 • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv).
 • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light years from Earth.
 • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system.
 • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.].

References

  1. ↑ E.B Knobel - On a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket
  2. ↑ Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 182
  3. ↑ Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 246