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Gienah, formally designated Gamma Corvi, is the brightest star in the constellation Corvus, located approximately 165 light-years from Earth. It is a blue-white giant star that serves as a standard reference point in celestial navigation. The name Gienah is derived from the Persian and Arabic word f...

Kraz is the proper name of Beta Corvi, a bright star in Corvus, the constellation representing the crow. It is generally identified as the constellation's second-brightest star and lies roughly 140 light-years from Earth. Kraz is a yellow bright giant with a spectral classification near G5, making i...

Minkar is the traditional name of Epsilon Corvi, a star in the constellation Corvus. It is an orange K-type giant located roughly 300 light-years from Earth and is visible to the unaided eye under suitable conditions. The name derives from an Arabic expression referring to the crow's nostril or beak...

α Corvi (Alchiba), despite its alpha designation, is the faintest of the five main stars in Corvus, an F-type main-sequence star approximately 48 light-years from Earth.