The star has a magnitude of
7.2 mag and is at a distance of 746.4 light years.
It is at coordinates -42.0696° (declination) and 16h 7m 13.54s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Lupus (Wolf, read more on this constellation).
Declination
-42.0696°
Right ascension
16h 7m 13.54s (241.80640°)
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
7.2 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
746.4746.4 ly
Tycho-Identifier
7859:704:1
This star belongs to the huge UCAC 3 catalog. It is identified by this number in the UCAC 3 catalog.
UCAC3-Identifier
HIP-Identifier
78966
Spectral type
K2/K3IIICNw
Color index
1.59
Every star belongs to a constellation, and 12 of those constellations are part of the zodiac.
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