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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Epsilon Coronae Borealis
Flamsteed Number	13 Coronae Borealis
HR (BSC)	5947
HD	143107
Constellation	Corona Borealis
Right Ascension	15h 57m 35s
Declination	+26° 52' 40"
Distance	221 light years 68 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.1 Absolute: -0.0
Spectral Class	K2IIIab orange giant
Planets in this system	Epsilon Coronae Borealis b, gas giant
Optimum Visibility	June
Notes	Epsilon Coronae Borealis is known to have at least one planet in orbit around it. Designated Epsilon Coronae Borealis b, this is an immense gas giant, calculated to possess nearly seven times the mass of Jupiter, and orbiting at a distance approximately comparable with that of Mars around the Sun.

Epsilon Coronae Borealis is a binary system that forms part of the crown-shaped pattern of stars lying between Hercules and Boötes in the northern sky. The primary star is an orange (K-type) giant, and the whole system lies some 230 light years from Earth.

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