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Atria
Atria: the warm orange star of Triangulum Australe
warm orange · Triangulum Australe · α TrA
Atria is a warm orange giant, far along its stellar life in the constellation Triangulum Australe, one of the few thousand stars bright enough to carry an officially recognised name. On a dark, clear night you can find it with your own eyes.
Most stars in the sky are anonymous points of light. Atria is not — it has held a name across generations of sky-watchers, which makes it a rare thing to attach a name of your own to.
Real star · Personal dedication · Recorded in the AsterNym registry
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Atria at a glance
- Constellation
- Triangulum Australe
- Other name
- α TrA
- Catalogue number
- HIP 82273
- Distance
- ≈ 415 light-years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 1.91 naked-eye
- Star type
- K2 IIb-IIIa
- Colour
- warm orange
- Best seen from
- The far southern sky
- Right ascension
- 16h 48m 40s
- Declination
- −69° 01′ 40″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
What could a Atria dedication represent?
Atria is especially meaningful for someone who:
- · Deserves something older than any gift shop
- · Marks a beginning, an anniversary or a promise
- · Is remembered every time you look up
- · Has a light you want recorded somewhere permanent
Dedication idea
“For the one I think of when I find Triangulum Australe in the sky.”
Where can you see Atria?
It is a deep-southern star: easy from Australia, New Zealand, southern Africa and South America, but it never rises for observers north of about latitude 21°N.
Atria belongs to Triangulum Australe, where it is the brightest star.
Dedicate Atria to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
Your Atria dedication includes:
- · Your chosen dedication name
- · Your personal message
- · Atria's real astronomical coordinates
- · A shareable dedication page
- · Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- · An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Atria keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Atria
- Is Atria the brightest star?
- Atria shines at magnitude 1.91 — visible to the naked eye on a clear night, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Atria?
- Atria is approximately 415 light-years from Earth. The light reaching us tonight began its journey around 415 years ago.
- Which constellation contains Atria?
- Atria is the brightest star in Triangulum Australe.
- Can everyone see Atria?
- It is a deep-southern star: easy from Australia, New Zealand, southern Africa and South America, but it never rises for observers north of about latitude 21°N.
- Is dedicating Atria an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Atria keeps its internationally recognised astronomical name. An AsterNym dedication records your personal name and message in the AsterNym registry without changing the star's scientific identity.