✨ Corvus

Crv · crow · Southern sky

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Corvus is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning crow; stars within it are named in the genitive form Corvi.

Facts about Corvus

ConstellationCorvus
IAU abbreviationCrv
Genitive (Latin)Corvi
Meaningcrow
Brightest starGienah (apparent magnitude 2.59)
Area184 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Corvus

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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