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Algorab, Algoral, Algorel, Algores, ADS 8572, HD108767
3.0 9.2
120 or 88?
Four of its stars (in order of brightness, Gienah, Kraz, Algorab, and Menkar, respectively Gamma, Beta, Delta, and Epsilon, all third magnitude) make an exquisite distorted box whose top stars are "pointers" that look eastward to Spica.
Algorab Delta Corvi
Alhajoth Alpha Aurigae
Alhena Gamma Geminorum
Alioth Epsilon Ursae Majoris
Alkaid Eta Ursae Majoris
Al Kurud Theta Columbae
Al Kalb al Rai Rho-2 Cephei
Alkalurops Mu Bootis
Al Kaphrah Chi Ursae Majoris
Alkes Alpha Crateris ...
[2960] delta Corvi or Algorab is the third brightest star in Corvus. As with Gienah, its name derives from the Arabic phrase meaning "the raven's wing." Algorab is in fact a pair of stars, consisting of a white class B star with a magnitude of 2.
Alchiba (Alpha Crv)
Kraz (Beta Crv)
Gienah Ghurab (Gamma Crv)
Algorab (Delta Crv)
Minkar (Epsilon Crv)
Check out the Hydra Region page which is part of the Texas Astronomical Society's Constellation of the Month Series.
The main named stars in Corvus are (Greek alphabet)
Alchiba (α Crv), Algorab (δ Crv), Gienah Ghurab (γ Crv), Kraz (β Crv), Minkar (ε Crv).
Adjoining constellations: Crater, Hydra, Virgo ...
Named stars: Alpha Crv (Alchiba), Beta Crv (Kraz), Gamma Crv (Gienah), Delta Crv (Algorab), Epsilon Crv (Minkar)
Info:
Crater (Cup) ...
Only four stars of spectral type "B" (not including white dwarf stellar remnants) are currently believed to be located within 100 light-years or (or 30.7 parsecs) of Sol. All named, they are Algol, Algorab, Alperatz, and Regulus Aa.
 See also: Star, Constellation, Sky, Gienah, Epsilon
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