Episode 785
Crater (constellation)
Sat, 2019-Jun-29 01:06 UTC
Length - 2:03
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The featured article for Saturday, 29 June 2019 is Crater (constellation).
Crater is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. Its name is the latinization of the Greek krater, a type of cup used to water down wine. One of the 48 constellations listed by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy, it depicts a cup that has been associated with the god Apollo and is perched on the back of Hydra the water snake.
There is no star brighter than third magnitude in the constellation. Its two brightest stars, Delta Crateris of magnitude 3.56 and Alpha Crateris of magnitude 4.07, are ageing orange giant stars that are cooler and larger than the Sun. Beta Crateris is a binary star system composed of a white giant star and a white dwarf. Seven star systems have been found to host planets. A few galaxies, including Crater 2 and NGC 3981, and a quasar lie within the borders of the constellation.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:06 UTC on Saturday, 29 June 2019.
For the full current version of the article, see Crater (constellation) on Wikipedia.
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