With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.56,[2] it is the brightest star[9] in this rather dim constellation.

It has an annual parallax shift of 17.017 mas as measured from Earth,[1] indicating Delta Crateris lies at a distance of 192 ly from the Sun.

This is an evolved orange-hued giant star belonging to the spectral class K0 III.

Delta Crateris is a member of the so-called red clump, indicating that it is generating energy through the thermonuclear fusion of helium at its core.

[3] Delta Crateris is radiating 171.4±9.0 as much luminosity as the Sun[6] from its outer envelope at an effective temperature of 4,540 K.[5]