Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

LAURA ASHCROFT

This star shines for Laura!

The star has a magnitude of 8.51 mag and is at a distance of 760.3 light years. It is at coordinates -10.4822° (declination) and 16h 12m 28.21s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Scorpius (Scorpion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

LAURA ASHCROFT

It was named on:

December 21, 2011

It was named by:

Laura Ashcroft

Dedication:

This star shines for Laura!

Declination

-10.4822°

Right ascension

16h 12m 28.21s (243.11752°)

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

8.51 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

760.3760.3 ly

Tycho-Identifier

5616:86:1

HIP-Identifier

79416

Spectral type

K5

Color index

1.63

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

Constellation

Scorpius (Scorpion)

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