Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Mikayla's Star

This star shines for Mikayla Austin Young

The star has a magnitude of 7.12 mag and is at a distance of 1,476 light years. It is at coordinates 17.7106° (declination) and 9h 24m 41.95s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Leo (Lion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Mikayla's Star

It was named on:

February 29, 2012

It was named by:

Max Ellis

Dedication:

This star shines for Mikayla Austin Young

Declination

17.7106°

Right ascension

9h 24m 41.95s (141.17477°)

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

7.12 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

1,4761,476 ly

Tycho-Identifier

1405:1111:1

HIP-Identifier

46149

Spectral type

K2

Color index

1.51

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

Constellation

Leo (Lion)

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