Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Luke's Star

This star shines for Luke!

The star has a magnitude of 8.96 mag and is at a distance of 2,861 light years. It is at coordinates -23.6383° (declination) and 18h 45m 0.43s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Sagittarius (Archer, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Luke's Star

It was named on:

August 12, 2012

It was named by:

Luke Roe

Dedication:

This star shines for Luke!

Declination

-23.6383°

Right ascension

18h 45m 0.43s (281.25180°)

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

8.96 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

2,8612,861 ly

Tycho-Identifier

6859:1297:1

HIP-Identifier

91993

Spectral type

G8III

Color index

1.11

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

Constellation

Sagittarius (Archer)

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