Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Tony's Star

This star shines for Tony!

The star has a magnitude of 8.69 mag and is at a distance of 657.6 light years. It is at coordinates -15.4686° (declination) and 16h 6m 6.68s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Scorpius (Scorpion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Tony's Star

It was named on:

February 23, 2012

It was named by:

Tony Vicioso

Dedication:

This star shines for Tony!

Declination

-15.4686°

Right ascension

16h 6m 6.68s (241.52782°)

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

8.69 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

657.6657.6 ly

Tycho-Identifier

6200:112:1

HIP-Identifier

78879

Spectral type

K0III

Color index

1.16

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

Constellation

Scorpius (Scorpion)

Your privacy is important to us! Clicking on the above button loads a Google Star Map from the Google servers and may place Cookies on your device. Please read our Privacy policy.

Imprint — Terms & Conditions — Privacy policy — Revocation Right — Image copyright — Contact form — Press and media

staracle.com — staracle.co.uk — staracle.de