Corvus: A small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere that depicts a raven, a bird associated with stories about the god Apollo. It has four bright stars that form a distinctive quadrilateral in the night sky.
Stars: Corvus contains several notable stars, such as Gamma Corvi, the brightest star and a blue giant with a red dwarf companion; Delta Corvi, a blue-white star with a warm circumstellar dust; Eta Corvi, a yellow-white star with two debris disks; and three star systems with confirmed planets.
Deep sky objects: Corvus has no Messier objects, but it has some galaxies and a planetary nebula observable with amateur telescopes. The most famous galaxy is the Antennae, a pair of interacting galaxies with huge tidal tails and ultraluminous X-ray sources.
Meteor showers: Corvus is the source of two meteor showers, the Corvids and the Eta Corvids, both discovered in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Cultural significance: Corvus has been recognized as a constellation by various cultures, such as the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Chinese, the Polynesians, and the Brazilians. It is also linked to the myth of Apollo and Coronis, and the story of Noah's Ark. In 2012, it was chosen as the location of Superman's home planet, Krypton.
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