Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Bair's Star

A little star in the night sky.

The star has a magnitude of 8.91 mag and is at a distance of 797.4 light years. It is at coordinates 3.6513° (declination) and 5h 49m 9.61s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Orion (Orion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Bair's Star

It was named on:

January 1, 1970

It was named by:

Bair Miner

Dedication:

A little star in the night sky.

Declination

3.6513°

Right ascension

5h 49m 9.61s (87.29003°)

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

8.91 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

797.4797.4 ly

Tycho-Identifier

120:1288:1

HIP-Identifier

27482

Spectral type

A2

Color index

0.08

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

Constellation

Orion (Orion)

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