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1950 8Eta CRV
2000 8Eta CRV 8Eta CRV

Use 8 Eta for any year on this date.

Name: 8Eta CRV (Corvus)
Birthday from Jack’s initial research: Oct 1
Magnitude: 4.3
Spectrum/Star type: Light yellow
Distance in Light Years: 59
Diameter compared to Sun: 1.5
Luminosity compared to Sun: 5
Date best observed: May 14
Additional information: 8 Eta is just beyond the zodiac. It has a disk of debris around it – could be protoplanets or a comet belt like our Kuiper Belt. This star is younger and more massive than the sun. It is a naked-eye double with Delta.

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