Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

D.L. Piper's Star

Taking Gratitude to the Stars!

The star has a magnitude of 6.34 mag and is at a distance of 244.9 light years. It is at coordinates 5.3231° (declination) and 5h 23m 31.07s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Orion (Orion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

D.L. Piper's Star

It was named on:

November 27, 2011

It was named by:

Derek Piper

Dedication:

Taking Gratitude to the Stars!

Declination

5.3231°

Right ascension

5h 23m 31.07s (80.87944°)

The magnitude (brightness) is measured on a logarithmic scale. Small numbers mean bright stars: A star with a brightness of 1 mag is 100 times brighter that an star with 6 mag.

Magnitude

6.34 mag

The distance is measured in light years (LY). A light year is the distance, that light travels within one year. 1 LJ is equal to about 5,878,630,000,000 miles.

Distance

244.9244.9 ly

Tycho-Identifier

109:326:1

HIP-Identifier

25205

Spectral type

A2V

Color index

0.12

Every star belongs to a constellation, and 12 of those constellations are part of the zodiac.

Constellation

Orion (Orion)

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