Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Poppy's Star

This star shines for our Poppy!

The star has a magnitude of 6.98 mag and is at a distance of 611.9 light years. It is at coordinates 33.1172° (declination) and 18h 59m 2.66s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Lyra (Lyre, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Poppy's Star

It was named on:

December 11, 2011

It was named by:

Jennifer Mabery

Dedication:

This star shines for our Poppy!

Declination

33.1172°

Right ascension

18h 59m 2.66s (284.76108°)

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

6.98 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

611.9611.9 ly

Tycho-Identifier

2643:2726:1

HIP-Identifier

93201

Spectral type

A2

Color index

0.13

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

Constellation

Lyra (Lyre)

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