Crater
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Crater is a small constellation in the southern sky, traditionally depicted as a cup or goblet in Greek mythology.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Crt ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 282 ⓘ |
| belongsToIAUConstellationList | true ⓘ |
| bestViewingMonth | April ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Corvus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sextans NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Delta Crateris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarAlternativeName | Labrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 3.56 ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellationFamily | Hercules family ⓘ |
| containsTypeOfObject |
barred spiral galaxy
ⓘ
spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| declinationRange | −6° to −25° ⓘ |
| eclipticCrossing | no ⓘ |
| genitiveName | Crateris ⓘ |
| hasIAUThreeLetterAbbreviation | Crt ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme | vessel for wine or water ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| IAUApprovalYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern sky ⓘ |
| milkyWayPassesThrough | no ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
cup carried by the crow Corvus
ⓘ
cup of the god Apollo ⓘ |
| name | Crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeepSkyObject |
NGC 3511
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 3513 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3887 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3981 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStar |
Alpha Crateris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Crateris NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Crateris NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeta Crateris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStarsBrighterThan3_0mag | 0 GENERATED ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 53 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | 10h40m to 11h50m ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cup
ⓘ
goblet ⓘ |
| traditionalOrigin | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| visibleAtLatitudesBetween | +65 and −90 ⓘ |
| visibleInEveningSkyIn |
autumn (Southern Hemisphere)
ⓘ
spring (Northern Hemisphere) ⓘ |
| zodiacConstellation | false ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.