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Emiw
Emiw: the warm orange star of Tucana
warm orange · Tucana · HD 7199
Emiw is a warm orange giant, far along its stellar life in the constellation Tucana, one of the few thousand stars bright enough to carry an officially recognised name. It rewards a pair of binoculars on a clear night.
Most stars in the sky are anonymous points of light. Emiw 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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Emiw at a glance
- Constellation
- Tucana
- Other name
- HD 7199
- Catalogue number
- HIP 5529
- Distance
- ≈ 115 light-years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 8.06 telescope
- Star type
- K0IV/V
- Colour
- warm orange
- Best seen from
- The far southern sky
- Right ascension
- 01h 10m 47s
- Declination
- −66° 11′ 17″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
What could a Emiw dedication represent?
Emiw 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 Tucana in the sky.”
Where can you see Emiw?
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 24°N.
Emiw belongs to Tucana.
Dedicate Emiw to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
Your Emiw dedication includes:
- · Your chosen dedication name
- · Your personal message
- · Emiw's real astronomical coordinates
- · A shareable dedication page
- · Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- · An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Emiw keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Emiw
- Is Emiw the brightest star?
- Emiw shines at magnitude 8.06 — a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Emiw?
- Emiw is approximately 115 light-years from Earth. The light reaching us tonight began its journey around 115 years ago.
- Which constellation contains Emiw?
- Emiw is part of Tucana.
- Can everyone see Emiw?
- 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 24°N.
- Is dedicating Emiw an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Emiw 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.