✨ Corona Australis

CrA · southern crown · Southern sky

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Corona Australis is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning southern crown; stars within it are named in the genitive form Coronae Australis.

Facts about Corona Australis

ConstellationCorona Australis
IAU abbreviationCrA
Genitive (Latin)Coronae Australis
Meaningsouthern crown
Brightest starMeridiana (apparent magnitude 4.09)
Area128 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Corona Australis

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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