Gamma Corvi (γ Crv / γ Corvi) is the brightest star in the constellation Corvus. Its traditional name is Gienah, however Epsilon Cygni has an identical traditional name.
GIENAH CORVI (Gamma Corvi). Gienah (je-nuh), an important star in a prominent but small constellation, Corvus, the Crow or Raven, a very noticeable skewed box that crosses the sky just to the west of first magnitude Spica in Virgo.
The galaxy is located 3.7 degrees west-southwest of gamma Corvi. It's about 90 million light years away.
A printed version of this web site ["The Constellations Pocket Guide"] is available, covering all 88 constellations and their graphics.
The brightest star in the constellation is [2958] gamma Corvi or Gienah (from the Arabic phrase for "the right wing of the crow"), a name that it shares with [3069] epsilon Cygni. It is a blue-white giant that lies approximately 165 light-years away.
Gienah Gurab Gamma Corvi
Giennah Epsilon Cygni
Girtab Kappa Scorpii
Gomeisa Beta Canis Minoris
Gorgonea Tertia Rho Persei
Graffias Beta Scorpii [1]
Grafias Beta Scorpii [1]
Grassias Beta Scorpii [1]
Grumium Xi Draconis ...
 See also: Gienah, Constellation, Star, Light, Epsilon
  
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