Algorab

Corvus · δ Crv · HR 4757

HIP60965
Visual magnitude2.94
Right ascension (J2000)187.466°
Declination (J2000)-16.5154°
WDS J12299-1631
IAU adoption2016/07/20

Name origin

From an abbreviation of the sci-A name janab al-ghurab, "the Raven's Wing," for γ Crv. Transferred to δ Crv in Renaissance times (both γ and δ were on the Raven's wings in the Almagest).

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