Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Michael's Star

This star shines for Michael James Ives!

The star has a magnitude of 9.85 mag and is at a distance of 488.3 light years. It is at coordinates 1.5961° (declination) and 11h 9m 0.97s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Leo (Lion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Michael's Star

It was named on:

August 3, 2012

It was named by:

Michelle Athans

Dedication:

This star shines for Michael James Ives!

Declination

1.5961°

Right ascension

11h 9m 0.97s (167.25404°)

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

9.85 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

488.3488.3 ly

Tycho-Identifier

262:380:1

HIP-Identifier

54502

Spectral type

G0

Color index

0.64

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

Constellation

Leo (Lion)

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