Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Ms. Bentley's Star

This star shines for Ms. Bentley!

The star has a magnitude of 6.9 mag and is at a distance of 336.9 light years. It is at coordinates 0.9522° (declination) and 11h 40m 24.08s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Virgo (Virgin, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Ms. Bentley's Star

It was named on:

October 21, 2012

It was named by:

Ms. Bentley

Dedication:

This star shines for Ms. Bentley!

Declination

0.9522°

Right ascension

11h 40m 24.08s (175.10034°)

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

6.9 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

336.9336.9 ly

Tycho-Identifier

272:589:1

HIP-Identifier

56941

Spectral type

A3

Color index

0.22

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

Constellation

Virgo (Virgin)

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