Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Grace Wala's Star

Thank you for coming to my birthday party

The star has a magnitude of 7.4 mag and is at a distance of 898.5 light years. It is at coordinates -32.3247° (declination) and 12h 48m 17.82s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Centaurus (Centaur, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Grace Wala's Star

It was named on:

March 27, 2012

It was named by:

Elizabeth Jelley

Dedication:

Thank you for coming to my birthday party

Declination

-32.3247°

Right ascension

12h 48m 17.82s (192.07423°)

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

7.4 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

898.5898.5 ly

Tycho-Identifier

7252:209:1

HIP-Identifier

62485

Spectral type

K4III

Color index

1.43

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

Constellation

Centaurus (Centaur)

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