Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Opal Angel

Beautiful star Opal Angel, whom shines bright in the heavens, was named by Robert Secrist and dedicated to Opal.

The star has a magnitude of 6.59 mag and is at a distance of 569.2 light years. It is at coordinates -26.9091° (declination) and 16h 10m 15.92s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Scorpius (Scorpion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Opal Angel

It was named on:

December 2, 2012

It was named by:

robert secrist

Dedication:

Beautiful star Opal Angel, whom shines bright in the heavens, was named by Robert Secrist and dedicated to Opal.

Declination

-26.9091°

Right ascension

16h 10m 15.92s (242.56633°)

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

6.59 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

569.2569.2 ly

Tycho-Identifier

6788:1728:1

HIP-Identifier

79235

Spectral type

not in database

Color index

0.07

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

Constellation

Scorpius (Scorpion)

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