Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Megan's Star

This star shines for Megan

The star has a magnitude of 7.87 mag and is at a distance of 486.1 light years. It is at coordinates 0.1852° (declination) and 11h 43m 19.9s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Virgo (Virgin, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Megan's Star

It was named on:

July 27, 2011

It was named by:

Kathleen Flaccomio

Dedication:

This star shines for Megan

Declination

0.1852°

Right ascension

11h 43m 19.9s (175.83293°)

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

7.87 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

486.1486.1 ly

Tycho-Identifier

272:285:1

HIP-Identifier

57158

Spectral type

A2

Color index

0.14

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

Constellation

Virgo (Virgin)

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