Corona Australis

CORONA AUSTRALIS, also known as the Southern Crown, can be visible from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Compared to the constellations of Sagittarius to the north and Scorpius to the east and northeast, Corona Australis is not very bright. It is northwest of the constellation Ara and north of Telescopium. There are several deep-sky objects, like the nebula NGC 6729 and galaxies like IC (Index Catalogue) 4808. The brightest star of Corona Australis is Alpha (α) Coronae Australis with an apparent magnitude of 4.1; the star is also called Alphekka Meridiana.