By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Corona Australis
"The Southern Crown"
Abbreviation: CrA
Genitive: Coronae Australis
Constellation family: Hercules
Nearest constellations: Ara, Sagittarius, Scorpius, and Telescopium
Right ascension: 18.64h
Declination: -41.49°
Visible between latitudes: +40° and -90°
Square degrees: 128
Luminary: Alfecca Meridiana (Alpha Coronae Australis)
Named stars: Alfecca Meridiana
Notable deep sky objects: Coronet Cluster, NGC 6541, NGC 6729
About
Corona Australis is a small and relatively faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere. It is best viewed in August.
Mythology
According to some sources, Corona Australis represents the crown of the centaur Sagittarius.
Gallery of objects in Corona Australis
The Coronet Cluster (including nebulae and star clusters NGC 6723, NGC 6726, NGC 6727, NGC 6729, and IC 4812):
By NASA, Caltech [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The Coronet Cluster (in infrared and X-rays):
By NASA/CXC/J. Forbrich, NASA/JPL-Caltech L.Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), IRAC GTO [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Region surrounding R Coronae Australis, a variable star:
By ESO (European Southern Observatory) [CC-BY-4.0], via ESO
NGC 6729 (nebula close to R Coronae Australis):
By ESO [CC-BY-4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
