Alchiba

HR 4623 · HIP 59199 · α Crv

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 4.01 mag
Parallax: 66.95 mas → about 48.7 light-years away
Spectral type: F0IV/V
Right ascension: 182.1034°
Declination: -24.7289°
Designation: HR 4623
Bayer designation: α Crv
HIP number: 59199
IAU name adopted: 2016-09-12
Name language: Arabic
Name origin (IAU): From the pre-Islamic Arabian asterism name al-khibāʾ, “the Tent,” for β, γ, δ and ε Crv. Wrongly applied as a star name to α Crv in recent times.

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 49 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1977 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 4 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination -24.7° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.