Staracle®
International Star Directory

HR 5171
yellow hypergiant star (G8Ia+ C)
A triple star system containing one of the largest known stars.
token ID: 9008036471004301589550386078704200010110
NGC 1275
galaxy
A galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. It is approximately 222 million lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 1275002883536515585948470200020210
ζ1 Reticuli
yellow dwarf star (G2V)
A binary star system, with the two yellow dwarf stars being very much like our own Sun.
token ID: 8863015561006185708388157973308600010110
Aldebaran
red giant star (K5III)
The bloody eye of the bull is the brightest star in this constellation.
token ID: 1266014161003196703959429159407200010110
M51 (NGC 5194, Whirlpool Galaxy)
spiral galaxy
One of the most beautiful galaxies, interacting with a small neighbor.
token ID: 51007122723842147869625700020110
NGC 6397
globular star cluster
A globular star cluster in the constellation of Altar. It is approximately 7,800 lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 6397003268923162785104983600020210
M15 (NGC 7078)
globular star cluster
An age of around 12 billion years makes this globular cluster one of the oldest in our Milky Way.
token ID: 15003684318211058726332700020110
NGC 1376
galaxy
A galaxy in the constellation of River. It is approximately 184 million lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 1376003300369798647612735100020210
Canopus
yellow white supergiant star (F0Ib)
A white supergiant star, and the second brightest star in the night sky.
token ID: 8534022771006863885685485340577000010110
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star (M4 Ve)
The fourth-nearest known individual star, one of the most studied red dwarf stars.
token ID: 425025021005014378364278825758600010110

Name a Star with an NFT

Non-Fungible Tokens: A real proof of uniqueness
At Staracle, you can now underline the personal nature and uniqueness of your star with a Non-Fungible Token (NFT). While many other star naming services give away the same star over and over again, Staracle is proud to only offer unique stars. A Non-Fungible Token for your star brings this to the next level by documenting the star in the Ethereum blockchain in a tamper-proof way.

What is a Non-Fungible Token?

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A Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is a digital asset, a proof-of-ownership documented in the Ethereum blockchain. An NFT always belongs to a ctypto wallet, so the owner of the crypto wallet owns the NFT. Being a digital asset, NFTs can be transferred or sold to other crypto wallets by the owner.
All our NTFs are documented using the Staracle Stellar Smart Contract in the Ethereum blockchain, which complies with the ERC721 standard for Non-Fungible Tokens. This makes our NFTs tradeable on platforms like opensea.io.
NFTs have gained popularity over the past years, with the first Tweet sold as and NFT, and many NFT-based digital art projects.

Why choose a Staracle NFT?

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At Staracle, we carefully designed the Staracle Stellar Smart Contract which hosts the NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. It is the only Smart Contract and token collection that assigns individual NFTs to all our catalog stars and deep-sky objects in a structured way such that no star or object can be assigned more than once. This makes our NFT collection very unique. Moreover, every NFT supports our free star naming service for everybody to enjoy at no cost.
In fact, it is so unique that you can trade your NFT with someone else, since it is based on the ERC721 Non-Fungible Token standard.

NFT for your named stars

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At Staracle, all stars are unique. We never give away the same star twice (while many other star naming services do). A Non-Fungible Token is a wonderful way to underline the uniqueness of your star and document it in the Ethereum blockchain. This way, you will have an ever lasting certificate.
You can obtain the NFT after you named your star on Staracle.com. Simply visit your star's profile page and choose the NFT tab. All you need is an Ethereum wallet and the Metamask browser extension for Firefox or Chrome. Payments can only be made in Ether via your crypto wallet.

NFTs for astronomical objects and super-bright stars

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None of the stars you can name at Staracle is visible with the naked eye. The reason is simple: There are simply not enough of them. While other star naming services give away the same bright stars over and over again, it is important to us that all our stars are unique. Therefore, it is not possible to name those stars at Staracle.
However, you can now purchase the NFT for many bright and super-bright stars. This does not mean that you own the star, since no one can actually own a star. But it brings you as close to owning it as possible by documenting the NFT in the Staracle Stellar Smart Contract in the Ethereum blockchain, and subsequently owning the NFT.
NFT icon Moreover, you can purchase the NFT for many interstellar objects, such as the famous Orion nebula. All our NFTs are digital assets and compliant with the ERC721 standard. They can be traded on platforms like opensea.io. If you purchase an NFT on such a platform, the NFT ownership will be reflected on Staracle automatically.
Visit our NFT Universe or stroll our Messier object catalogue to get started.
HR 5171
yellow hypergiant star (G8Ia+ C)
A triple star system containing one of the largest known stars.
token ID: 9008036471004301589550386078704200010110
NGC 1275
galaxy
A galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. It is approximately 222 million lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 1275002883536515585948470200020210
ζ1 Reticuli
yellow dwarf star (G2V)
A binary star system, with the two yellow dwarf stars being very much like our own Sun.
token ID: 8863015561006185708388157973308600010110
Aldebaran
red giant star (K5III)
The bloody eye of the bull is the brightest star in this constellation.
token ID: 1266014161003196703959429159407200010110
M51 (NGC 5194, Whirlpool Galaxy)
spiral galaxy
One of the most beautiful galaxies, interacting with a small neighbor.
token ID: 51007122723842147869625700020110
NGC 6397
globular star cluster
A globular star cluster in the constellation of Altar. It is approximately 7,800 lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 6397003268923162785104983600020210
M15 (NGC 7078)
globular star cluster
An age of around 12 billion years makes this globular cluster one of the oldest in our Milky Way.
token ID: 15003684318211058726332700020110
NGC 1376
galaxy
A galaxy in the constellation of River. It is approximately 184 million lightyears away from earth.
token ID: 1376003300369798647612735100020210
Canopus
yellow white supergiant star (F0Ib)
A white supergiant star, and the second brightest star in the night sky.
token ID: 8534022771006863885685485340577000010110
Barnard's Star
red dwarf star (M4 Ve)
The fourth-nearest known individual star, one of the most studied red dwarf stars.
token ID: 425025021005014378364278825758600010110

Will I own the star or astronomical object?

No, it is not possible to own a star or astronomical object. But our Staracle Stellar Smart Contract brings you as close to it as possible by uniquely documenting the corresponding NFT in the blockchain. You will own the NFT, and it is impossible to issue an NFT twice, making the NFT a unique digital asset.

Unique Non-Fungible Token Structure

Every NFT is represented by a unique token identifier. This token identifier is not a random number. Instead, it follows a well-defined structure to clearly and uniquely identify a celestial object. You will not find that elsewhere, since all our stars and objects are given away only once.
Let's have a look at the token of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Bull:
Token Structure
The token consists of the following elements:
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