Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

MLC2

A star for the man who is a star in our eyes.

The star has a magnitude of 10.71 mag and is at a distance of 275.7 light years. It is at coordinates 23.5836° (declination) and 8h 1m 0.7s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Cancer (Cancer, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

MLC2

It was named on:

July 15, 2012

It was named by:

Cynthia Park

Dedication:

A star for the man who is a star in our eyes.

Declination

23.5836°

Right ascension

8h 1m 0.7s (120.25290°)

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

10.71 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

275.7275.7 ly

Tycho-Identifier

1926:770:2

HIP-Identifier

39194

Spectral type

K1III-IV

Color index

1.16

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

Constellation

Cancer (Cancer)

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