Alpha Corvi

Starbox begin
name=Alpha Corvi Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=12^h 08^m 24.8^s
dec=-24° 43′ 44″
appmag_v=4.00
constell=Corvus Starbox character
class=F0 IV-V
b-v=0.33
u-b=-0.02
variable=? Starbox astrometry
radial_v=+4.4
prop_mo_ra=100.18
prop_mo_dec=-39.33
parallax=67.71
p_error=0.75
absmag_v=3.17 Starbox detail
mass=1.2
radius=?
luminosity=?
temperature=7,000
metal=~25%
rotation=16 km/s
age=? Starbox catalog
names=Alchiba, Al Minliar al Ghurab, Al Chiba, 1 Crv, GJ 455.3, HR 4623, CD -24° 10174, HD 105452, GCTP 2796.00, SAO 180505, IRAS 12058-2426, HIP 59199.

Alpha Corvi (α Crv / α Corvi) is a star in the constellation Corvus. It also has the traditional names Alchiba (Arabic "tent") or Al Minliar al Ghurab. It is known as 右轄 (the Right Linchpin) in Chinese.

Alchiba belongs to the spectral class F0 and has apparent magnitude +4.00. It is 48 light years from Earth. This star is suspected of being a spectroscopic binary, although this has not yet been confirmed.

References

* [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?protocol=html&Ident=*+ALF+CRV&NbIdent=1&Radius=10&Radius.unit=arcmin&CooFrame=FK5&CooEpoch=2000&CooEqui=2000&output.max=all&o.catall=on&output.mesdisp=N&Bibyear1=1983&Bibyear2=2006&Frame1=FK5&Frame2=FK4&Frame3=G&Equi1=2000.0&Equi2=1950.0&Equi3=2000.0&Epoch1=2000.0&Epoch2=1950.0&Epoch3=2000.0 SIMBAD Query Result]
* [http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/alchiba.html Alpha Corvi] by Professor Jim Kaler.
* [http://www.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/aricns/cnspages/4c00939.htm ARICNS]
* [http://nstars.arc.nasa.gov/searches/starinfo.cfm?partb=1208m2443&starpage=0 nStars database entry]

ee also

*List of nearest bright stars