Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Piper 3 Winston

This star shines for Jeff!

The star has a magnitude of 6.85 mag and is at a distance of 898.5 light years. It is at coordinates 11.8424° (declination) and 9h 50m 49.27s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Leo (Lion, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Piper 3 Winston

It was named on:

June 7, 2011

It was named by:

Jeff Fergerson

Dedication:

This star shines for Jeff!

Declination

11.8424°

Right ascension

9h 50m 49.27s (147.70529°)

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

6.85 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

831:1103:1

HIP-Identifier

48298

Spectral type

A0

Color index

-0.04

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

Constellation

Leo (Lion)

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