Beta Corvi

β Corvi
Location of β Corvi (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Corvus
Right ascension 12h 34m 23.23484s
Declination −23° 23 48.3374
Apparent magnitude (V) 2.647
Characteristics
Spectral type G5 II
U−B color index +0.586
B−V color index +0.898
R−I color index +0.44
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−7.34±0.08 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +1.11 mas/yr
Dec.: −56.56 mas/yr
Parallax (π)22.39±0.18 mas
Distance146 ± 1 ly
(44.7 ± 0.4 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.651±0.033
Details
Mass3.32±0.06 M
Radius15.84±0.72 R
Luminosity175+13
−12
 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.86±0.06 cgs
Temperature5325±28 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.14±0.02 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.58±0.55 km/s
Age280±10 Myr
Other designations
Kraz, β Crv, Beta Corvi, Beta Crv, 9 Corvi, 9 Crv, BD−22 3401, CD−22 3401, CD−22 9505, CPD−22 5388, FK5 471, GC 17133, HD 109379, HIP 61359, HR 4786, SAO 180915, PPM 260512
Database references
SIMBADdata

Beta Corvi or β Corvi, officially named Kraz (/ˈkræz/), is the second-brightest star in the southern constellation of Corvus with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.647. Based on parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is about 146 light-years (45 parsecs) distant from the Sun.