Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Maddy's Star

This star shines for Maddy!

The star has a magnitude of 6.37 mag and is at a distance of 498.7 light years. It is at coordinates -3.1316° (declination) and 12h 5m 59.81s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Virgo (Virgin, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Maddy's Star

It was named on:

February 8, 2012

It was named by:

Maddy Bl

Dedication:

This star shines for Maddy!

Declination

-3.1316°

Right ascension

12h 5m 59.81s (181.49922°)

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

6.37 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

498.7498.7 ly

Tycho-Identifier

4942:609:1

HIP-Identifier

59010

Spectral type

G8III:

Color index

1.00

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

Constellation

Virgo (Virgin)

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