Observe crater in the sky in real time in 3D. You will also be able to see the planets of the solar system, the Sun and the Moon. Navigate freely in the sky by clicking on the keys to move forward or backward in time. Discover its position and display the azimuth grid to find your way in the sky. The « screen » feature allows you to take a picture of the sky and download the image.

DIMANCHE 9 AOÛT 2026 À 00:10 UTC+2

Observation of the Crater constellation

Visualize in real time the position of the Crater constellation in the sky.

General presentation

Crater is a small constellation located between Hydra and Corvus. Visible mainly in spring in the northern hemisphere, its stars are faint but form a relatively easy figure to identify under dark skies.

Shape of the Crater constellation

Crater draws a shape reminiscent of an open cup, its main stars form a small bowl slightly inclined.

Stars of the Crater constellation

StarMagnitudeDistanceEquatorial position J2000Current Equatorial PositionCurrent Horizontal Position at MarseilleLink
Alkes4.07159 light yearsRight ascension :
10ʰ59ᵐ46.465ˢ
Declination : -18°17'46.465″		Right ascension :
11ʰ1ᵐ4.7009588888ˢ
Declination :
-18°26′42.8624899182″		Azimut :
104.53454244998483°
Altitude :
-41.39048322599304°
Beta Crateris4.46340 light yearsRight ascension :
11ʰ11ᵐ39.48783ˢ
Declination : -22°49'39.48783″		Right ascension :
11ʰ12ᵐ57.1999690786ˢ
Declination :
-22°58′15.3199099378″		Azimut :
97.49315292046212°
Altitude :
-42.192268037589685°
Delta Crateris3.56186 light yearsRight ascension :
11ʰ19ᵐ20.448ˢ
Declination : -14°46'20.448″		Right ascension :
11ʰ20ᵐ40.3431666036ˢ
Declination :
-14°55′30.7154801875″		Azimut :
103.79614175856301°
Altitude :
-35.55397926849147°
Gamma Crateris4.0882.3 light yearsRight ascension :
11ʰ24ᵐ52.924ˢ
Declination : -17°41'52.924″		Right ascension :
11ʰ26ᵐ12.3608682855ˢ
Declination :
-17°49′52.7068974575″		Azimut :
100.02858554916406°
Altitude :
-36.516391721374454°
Theta Crateris4.7301 light yearsRight ascension :
11ʰ36ᵐ40.90921ˢ
Declination : -9°48'40.90921″		Right ascension :
11ʰ38ᵐ1.602157459ˢ
Declination :
-9°56′59.4803988909″		Azimut :
104.58937436981495°
Altitude :
-29.054564963214272°
Epsilon Crateris4.83376 light yearsRight ascension :
11ʰ24ᵐ36.59ˢ
Declination : -10°51'36.59″		Right ascension :
11ʰ25ᵐ56.8373395106ˢ
Declination :
-11°0′20.246922745″		Azimut :
106.12880536403493°
Altitude :
-31.913417352842647°
Zeta Crateris4.74343 light yearsRight ascension :
11ʰ44ᵐ45.77598ˢ
Declination : -18°21'45.77598″		Right ascension :
11ʰ46ᵐ6.1818272079ˢ
Declination :
-18°29′55.4490545839″		Azimut :
95.65333989535173°
Altitude :
-33.36541621536814°
Eta Crateris5.17251 light yearsRight ascension :
11ʰ56ᵐ0.95323ˢ
Declination : -17°9'0.95323″		Right ascension :
11ʰ57ᵐ22.0495244552ˢ
Declination :
-17°17′59.4851201692″		Azimut :
94.68324131366812°
Altitude :
-30.547429110347636°