List of stars in Crater explained

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Crater, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	F	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	δ	12		98430	55282			3.56	−0.32	195	K0III
	γ	15		99211	55705			4.06	2.01	84	A9V	double star
	α	7		95272	53740			4.08	0.44	174	K1III	Alkes, Aoul al Batjna, Prima Crateris^[1]
	β	11		97277	54682			4.46	−0.10	266	A1V	Al Sharāsīf II^[2] ^[3]
	θ	21		100889	56633			4.70	−0.15	305	B9.5Vn
	ζ	27		102070	57283			4.71	−0.45	350	G8III
	ε	14		99167	55687			4.81	−0.43	364	K5III
	λ	13		98991	55598			5.08	1.87	143	F3IV	spectroscopic binary
	η	30		103632	58188			5.17	0.46	285	A0V
	ι	24		101198	56802			5.48	3.32	88	F7V	double star
				95808	54029			5.51	0.56	318	G7III...	double star
				94481	53316			5.65	0.16	409	K0III + (G)
				99922	56078			5.77	0.31	403	A0V	double star; suspected variable
				95314	53778			5.86	0.20	442	K5III	suspected variable
				95234	53723			5.88	−1.92	1185	M1III	variable star,
	κ	16		99564	55874			5.93	1.80	219	F4III-IV	Al Sharāsīf I; double star
				100343	56318			5.94	−0.29	575	K4III
				100418	56364			6.05	0.60	400	F8/G0Ib/II
				96220	54214			6.09	2.05	209	F0Vn
	ψ			97411	54742			6.11	0.28	479	A0V	double star
			SV	98088	55106			6.11	0.56	421	A2p...	Abt's Star; spectroscopic binary; α^2 CVn variable
				102845	57732			6.13	−0.44	672	G8II/III
			VX	101370	56899			6.17	−1.29	1012	M3II/III	semiregular variable
				101369	56901			6.21	−0.10	597	A0V	double star
				101695	57079			6.21	1.93	234	G8IV
				100219	56245			6.24	3.26	129	F7V
				102574	57587			6.24	3.09	139	F7V	triple star
				94386	53259			6.34	1.91	251	K2III
				95870	54048			6.34	0.21	549	G8III
				102990	57819			6.34	3.08	147	F1III-IV
				95441	53849			6.35	0.13	572	K0III
				97428	54749			6.39	−0.22	685	K3III
				101259	56830			6.40	2.34	211	G6/G8V
			SY	97918	54999			6.58		797	M3III	semiregular variable,
				98649	55409			8.03		131	G4V	has a planet (b)
				96167	54195			8.08	3.46	273	G5	has a planet (b)
				98219	55174			8.21		437	K0III/IV	Hunahpú; has a planet (b)
			XY	99563	55890			8.67		832	F0	rapidly oscillating Ap star
			TV	98800	55505			8.94		146.4	K4V+...	T Tauri star,
			S	103154	57917			9.14		2590	M...	semiregular variable
			R	95384	53809			9.80		851	M7III...	semiregular variable
HD 95872				95872				9.90		237	K0V	has a planet (b)
								10.08	5.96	218	G4V	member of LDS 4041 pair of stars; has a planet (b)
			V					10.26			A6	Algol variable
								10.4		391	G5	Amansinaya,^[4] has a transiting planet (b)
			W		55825			11.70			F4	RR Lyr variable,
								11.7		1300	F	has a transiting planet (b)
								12.05		988		has a planet (b)
								12.2			K0	has a transiting planet (b)
								13.56		1174	K	has a planet (b)
			TT					15.3			F4	dwarf nova,
										56.5	L3V	brown dwarf

References

• Web site: ESA . European Space Agency . The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues . 1997 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Kostjuk . N. D. . HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index . 2002 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Roman . N. G. . Identification of a Constellation from a Position . 1987 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: SIMBAD Astronomical Database . Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg . 2007-01-02 .
• Web site: Gould . B. A. . Uranometria Argentina . Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F . 2010-07-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032716/http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/ . 2012-02-27 .
• Web site: AAVSO Website . American Association of Variable Star Observers . 9 March 2014 .

Notes and References

1. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1895MNRAS..55..429K/0000434.000.html E.B Knobel - On a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket
2. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Topics/astronomy/_Texts/secondary/ALLSTA/Crater*.html Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 182
3. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Topics/astronomy/_Texts/secondary/ALLSTA/Hydra*.html Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 246
4. Web site: Approved names. NameExoWorlds. en. 2020-01-02.