2.59
Apparent Mag165
Distance (ly)B8IIIp
Spectral Type12,000
Temperature (K)Gienah is the brightest star in Corvus, a blue-white giant. Its name means wing in Arabic.
Stellar Data
Apparent Magnitude2.59
Absolute Magnitude-0.94
Distance165 light-years
Spectral TypeB8IIIp
Temperature12,000 K
Luminosity355 L☉
Radius4.83 R☉
Mass4.2 M☉
Right Ascension12h 15m 48.4s
Declination-17° 32′ 31.0″
ConstellationCorvus
Notable Facts
- The name Gienah means wing in Arabic
- It is the brightest star in the small constellation Corvus
- Gienah is a mercury-manganese chemically peculiar star