Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Austin's Star

This star shines for Austin!

The star has a magnitude of 7.25 mag and is at a distance of 214.3 light years. It is at coordinates -9.6478° (declination) and 16h 9m 2.14s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Scorpius (Scorpion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Austin's Star

It was named on:

July 22, 2011

It was named by:

Austin Bircheat

Dedication:

This star shines for Austin!

Declination

-9.6478°

Right ascension

16h 9m 2.14s (242.25893°)

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

7.25 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

214.3214.3 ly

Tycho-Identifier

5616:1293:1

HIP-Identifier

79122

Spectral type

A5

Color index

0.35

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

Constellation

Scorpius (Scorpion)

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