Corona australis
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Abbreviation	CrA
Genitive	Coronae Austrini
Symbology	The Southern Crown
Right ascension	19 h
Declination	−40°
Area	128 sq. deg. Ranked 80th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	0
Brightest star	α CrA (App. magnitude 4.1)
Meteor showers	Beta Corona Austrinids
Bordering constellations	Sagittarius Scorpius Ara Telescopium
Visible at latitudes between +40° and −90° Best visible during the month of August

The Corona Australis (Latin for Southern Crown) was one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and also counts among the 88 modern constellations. The name contrasts with Corona Borealis.

History

The constellation was sometimes considered to be the crown of Sagittarius, which had fallen on the ground for some reason.

See Also

Constellations changed by the German Johann Bayer in the 1603 text Uranometria

Centaurus | split into | Centaurus | Crux

Leo | split into | Leo | Coma Berenices

Piscis Austrinus | split into | Piscis Austrinus | Grus

Sagittarius | split into | Sagittarius | Corona Australis

Constellations changed by the monk Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763

Argo Navis | split into | Carina | Puppis | Pyxis | Vela

Telescopium | created from parts of | Sagittarius | Scorpio | Ophiuchus | Corona Australis

Ophiuchus | split into | Ophiuchus | Serpens

Eridanus | split into | Eridanus | Fornax

Ara | created from parts of | Centaurus | Lupus

The 88 modern Constellations

Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Bo�tes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Australis | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Virgo | Vela | Volans | Vulpecula

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