Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Alu

Something that shines just as bright as you do!

The star has a magnitude of 8.07 mag and is at a distance of 1,832 light years. It is at coordinates 27.6452° (declination) and 18h 6m 48.96s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Hercules (Hercules, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Alu

It was named on:

October 13, 2016

It was named by:

Arth Shah

Dedication:

Something that shines just as bright as you do!

Declination

27.6452°

Right ascension

18h 6m 48.96s (271.70398°)

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

8.07 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

1,8321,832 ly

Tycho-Identifier

2099:339:1

HIP-Identifier

88725

Spectral type

K7

Color index

1.47

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

Constellation

Hercules (Hercules)

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