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Zodiac: Aries
Mar 21 - Apr 20
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Melanie's Star

This star shines for Melanie!
This star shines for Melanie!
The star has a magnitude of 8.86 mag and is at a distance of 3,507 light years. It is at coordinates 0.8034° (declination) and 11h 33m 23.51s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Leo (Lion, read more on this constellation).
This star is named to:
Melanie's Star
It was named on:
December 22, 2012
It was named by:
Melanie Nightingale
Dedication:
This star shines for Melanie!
Declination
0.8034°
Right ascension
11h 33m 23.51s (173.34796°)
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
8.86 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
3,5073,507 ly
Tycho-Identifier
271:913:1
HIP-Identifier
56377
Spectral type
K2
Color index
1.37
Every star belongs to a constellation, and 12 of those constellations are part of the zodiac.
Constellation
Leo (Lion)
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