Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Jacob's Star

This star shines for you!

The star has a magnitude of 6.51 mag and is at a distance of 689.5 light years. It is at coordinates 68.9457° (declination) and 15h 14m 51.65s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Ursa Minor (Little Bear, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Jacob's Star

It was named on:

January 1, 1970

It was named by:

Tahlia Slevin

Dedication:

This star shines for you!

Declination

68.9457°

Right ascension

15h 14m 51.65s (228.71521°)

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

6.51 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

689.5689.5 ly

Tycho-Identifier

4411:2301:1

HIP-Identifier

74625

Spectral type

A1Vn

Color index

0.03

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

Constellation

Ursa Minor (Little Bear)

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