| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox ICRS | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Right ascension | 12h 23m 21.58766s |
| Declination | −24° 50′ 26.4076″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.66 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | giant |
| Spectral type | K1 III |
| B−V color index | 1.153±0.005 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −2.42±0.15 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −19.328 mas/yr Dec.: −20.650 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 9.5644±0.1116 mas |
| Distance | 341 ± 4 ly (105 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.63 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.57 M☉ |
| Radius | 13.8 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 69 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.88 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,200 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.02 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 4.17 km/s |
| Other designations | |
| 6 Crv, CD−24°10314, HD 107815, HIP 60425, HR 4711, SAO 180747 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
6 Corvi is a single star in the southern constellation of Corvus, located 341 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.66. This object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −2.4 km/s. It is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K1 III. The star has expanded to 13.8 times the Sun's radius and is radiating 69 times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,200 K.