Delta Coronae Australis [SEP] constellation
Delta Coronae Australis
Delta Coronae Australis (δ CrA), is a star located in the constellation Corona Australis. Located around 179 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 53 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 4801 K. It is an orange giant of spectral type K1III that is around 1.64 times as massive as the Sun.
-approved Star Names.
In Chinese, (), meaning "River Turtle", refers to an asterism consisting of Alpha Coronae Australis, Alpha Telescopii, Eta¹ Coronae Australis, Zeta Coronae Australis, Delta Coronae Australis, Beta Coronae Australis, Gamma Coronae Australis, Epsilon Coronae Australis, HD 175362, Kappa² Coronae Australis and Theta Coronae Australis. Consequently, the Chinese name for Alpha Coronae Australis itself is (, .).
Properties.
Alpha Coronae Australis belongs to the spectral class A2Va, making it an A