Beta Corvi (Beta Crv, β Corvi, β Crv) is the second brightest star

Star

A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

 in the constellation

Constellation

In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 of Corvus

Corvus (constellation)

Corvus is a small constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for raven or crow. It includes only 11 stars visible to the naked eye...

. It also has the name Kraz.

In Chinese, , meaning Chariot

Chariot (Chinese constellation)

The Chariot mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...

 (asterism), refers to an asterism consisting of β Corvi, γ Corvi

Gamma Corvi

Gamma Corvi is the brightest star in the constellation Corvus. Its traditional name is Gienah, which it shares with Epsilon Cygni...

, ε Corvi

Epsilon Corvi

Epsilon Corvi is a star in the constellation Corvus. It has the traditional name Minkar, from Arabian ألمنخر almánxar meaning "the nostril of the crow"...

 and δ Corvi. Consequently, β Corvi itself is known as .

Structure

It is approximately 140 light-years away and is a G-type bright giant

Bright giant

The luminosity class II in the Yerkes spectral classification is given to bright giants. These are stars which straddle the boundary between giants and supergiants, and the classification is in general given to giant stars with exceptionally high luminosity, but which are not sufficiently bright...

 star

Star

A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

 whose apparent visual magnitude varies between 2.60 and 2.66.

See also

• A Carinae
  A Carinae
  A Carinae or a Carinae is the name of several stars:* A Carinae or V415 Carinae** A Carinae A** A Carinae B* a Carinae or V357 Carinae** a Carinae A** a Carinae B...
  
  
• Rho² Cancri
• Beta Corvi in fiction