Beta Crateris is a star

Star

A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

 in the constellation

Constellation

In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 Crater

Crater (constellation)

Crater is a constellation. Its name is Latin for cup, and in Greek mythology it is identified with the cup of the god Apollo. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations...

. Beta Crateris is a white sub-giant belonging to the spectral class

Stellar classification

In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...

 A2, has apparent magnitude

Apparent magnitude

The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...

 4.48, and is about 265 light years from Earth

Earth

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Name

Shared with κ Hya, this star was Al Tizini's Al Sharāsīf (ألصرسىف), the Ribs, — i.e. of the Hydra, — and the first of the set

In Chinese

Chinese language

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, , meaning Wings

Wings (Chinese constellation)

The Wings mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.- Asterisms :...

 (asterism), refers to an asterism consisting of β Crateris, α Crateris

Alpha Crateris

Alpha Crateris is a star in the constellation Crater. It has the traditional name Alkes, from the Arabic الكاس alkās or الكأس alka's "the cup"....

, γ Crateris, ζ Crateris, λ Crateris, ν Hydrae

Nu Hydrae

Nu Hydrae is a Class K2, third-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. Nu Hydrae is an orange giant star located about 140 light-years from Earth....

, η Crateris, δ Crateris

Delta Crateris

Delta Crateris is a star in the constellation Crater. Delta Crateris is an orange giant belonging to the spectral class K0, has apparent magnitude 3.56, and is 195 light years from Earth.-References:#...

, ι Crateris, κ Crateris, ε Crateris, HD 95808, HD 93833, θ Crateris, HD 102574, HD 100219, HD 99922, HD 100307, HD 96819, χ¹ Hydrae, HD 102620 and HD 103462. Consequently, β Crateris itself is known as