Visible at latitudes between +40° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of August.
Abbreviation: CrA
English Name: the Chained Maiden
Right ascension: 17h 58m 30.1113s–19h 19m 04.7136s
Declination: −36.7785645°–−45.5163460°[4]
Area: 128 sq. deg. (80th)
Main stars: 6
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 14
Stars with planets: 2
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 0
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 0
Brightest star: α CrA (4.10m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: Corona Australids
Bordering constellations
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Ara
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