Delta Crateris
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Crater |
| Right ascension | 11h 19m 20.4473s |
| Declination | −14° 46′ 42.743″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.56 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | red clump |
| Spectral type | K0 III |
| B−V color index | 1.12 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −4.94±0.21 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −122.958 mas/yr Dec.: +207.083 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 17.017±0.1617 mas |
| Distance | 192 ± 2 ly (58.8 ± 0.6 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.321 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.47 ± 0.2 M☉ |
| Radius | 20.14±0.48 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 154.8±4.9 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.00 ± 0.08 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,540 ± 40 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.43±0.10 dex |
| Age | 2.89 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| δ Crt, 12 Crateris, BD−13°3345, FK5 426, HD 98430, HIP 55282, HR 4382, SAO 156605. | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Delta Crateris (δ Crt, δ Crateris) is a solitary star in the southern constellation of Crater. With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.56, it is the brightest star in this rather dim constellation. It has an annual parallax shift of 17.017 mas as measured from Earth, indicating Delta Crateris lies at a distance of 192 ly from the Sun.