The star has a magnitude of
6.16 mag and is at a distance of 134.8 light years.
It is at coordinates -78.3485° (declination) and 1h 55m 50.55s (right ascension). Your star is in the constellation of Hydrus (Water Snake, read more on this constellation).
Declination
-78.3485°
Right ascension
1h 55m 50.55s (28.96061°)
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
6.16 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
134.8134.8 ly
Tycho-Identifier
9352:1303:1
This star belongs to the huge UCAC 3 catalog. It is identified by this number in the UCAC 3 catalog.
UCAC3-Identifier
HIP-Identifier
8991
Spectral type
F5/F6IV/V
Color index
0.45
Every star belongs to a constellation, and 12 of those constellations are part of the zodiac.
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