Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Joseph's Star

This star shines for you, my love.!

The star has a magnitude of 7.43 mag and is at a distance of 799.4 light years. It is at coordinates -9.9197° (declination) and 16h 4m 9.8s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Scorpius (Scorpion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Joseph's Star

It was named on:

December 23, 2011

It was named by:

Shelby Simmons

Dedication:

This star shines for you, my love.!

Declination

-9.9197°

Right ascension

16h 4m 9.8s (241.04083°)

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

7.43 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

799.4799.4 ly

Tycho-Identifier

5615:1089:1

HIP-Identifier

78715

Spectral type

K0

Color index

1.27

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

Constellation

Scorpius (Scorpion)

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