KRAZ (Beta Corvi). We learn in beginning astronomy that Johannes Bayer listed the stars by Greek letters according to their brightness within a constellation. Then we see constellations like Corvus (the Crow) and learn of the many exceptions.
Locate gamma Hydrae then move west to beta Corvi. Now drop down three degrees to the brightest star in this region, a fifth-magnitude star (this is the binary B230: 5.5, 12; 170 degrees, separation 1.3"). M68 is about a half degree to the northeast.
Four stars in Corvus - [2959] beta, [2960] delta, [2958] gamma and [2961] epsilon Corvi - form an asterism called the Sail. [2959] beta Corvi, also known as Kraz, is the second brightest star in the constellation.
Kaus Media Delta Sagittarii
Keid Omicron-2 Eridani
Kitalpha Alpha Equulei
Kleeia Delta-3 Tauri
Kochab Beta Ursae Minoris
Kornephoros Beta Herculis
Kraz Beta Corvi
Ksora Delta Cassiopeiae
Kullat Nunu Eta Piscium
Kuma Nu Draconis ...
 See also: Sky, Light, Light Year, Dwarf, Sun
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