Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Jacob's Star

Jacob you are my bright and shinning star!

The star has a magnitude of 9.71 mag and is at a distance of 261.3 light years. It is at coordinates 22.676° (declination) and 11h 8m 23.33s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Leo (Lion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Jacob's Star

It was named on:

November 23, 2012

It was named by:

jordan martin

Dedication:

Jacob you are my bright and shinning star!

Declination

22.676°

Right ascension

11h 8m 23.33s (167.09720°)

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

9.71 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

261.3261.3 ly

Tycho-Identifier

1978:2107:1

HIP-Identifier

54444

Spectral type

G8

Color index

0.71

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

Constellation

Leo (Lion)

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