dimanche 31 août 2008

Corvus 3


Gienah


Distance (Light Years)
164.9 ± 6.8
Visual Magnitude
2.58
Color (B-V)
-0.11
Names For This StarGienah (Gienah Ghurab) derives from the Arabic phrase Al Janah al Ghurab al Aiman meaning "The Right Wing of the Raven."
Description of the StarGienah is a hot B8IIIpHgMn blue giant star about 4 times larger in diameter than the sun and about 200 times as luminous. It is surrounded by an expanding shell of material expelled from the star.

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