Beta Corvi has about 3.7 times the Sun's mass and is roughly 206 million years old,[4] which is old enough for a star of this mass to consume the hydrogen at its core and evolve away from the main sequence. The stellar classification is G5 II,[4] with the luminosity class of 'II' indicating this is a bright giant. The effective temperature of the star's outer envelope is about 5,100 K,[4] which produces a yellow hue common to G-type stars.[35]
The measured angular diameter of this star is {{nowrap|3.30 ± 0.17 mas}}.[16] At an estimated distance of {{Convert|146|ly|pc|abbr=off|lk=on}},[ this yields a physical size of about 16 times the radius of the Sun.[26][39] Because of the star's mass and radius, it is emitting about 164 times the luminosity of the Sun.[17] The abundance of elements other than hydrogen or helium, what astronomers term metallicity, is similar to the proportions in the Sun.[12]]
This is a variable star that ranges in apparent visual magnitude from a low of 2.66 to a high of 2.60.[42]
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