Staracle Certified Star Naming Entry

Grandpa cow's star

in memory of my uncle who was very bright.

The star has a magnitude of 7.24 mag and is at a distance of 1,510 light years. It is at coordinates -59.1519° (declination) and 2h 11m 9.26s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Hydrus (Water Snake, read more on this constellation).

This star is named to:

Grandpa cow's star

It was named on:

August 5, 2016

It was named by:

Jacob Bingham

Dedication:

in memory of my uncle who was very bright.

Declination

-59.1519°

Right ascension

2h 11m 9.26s (32.78857°)

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

7.24 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

1,5101,510 ly

Tycho-Identifier

8489:1025:1

HIP-Identifier

10200

Spectral type

K2III

Color index

1.35

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

Constellation

Hydrus (Water Snake)

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