The AsterNym star registry
Hoggar
Hoggar: the warm orange star of Taurus
warm orange · Taurus · HD 28678
Hoggar is a warm orange giant, far along its stellar life in the constellation Taurus, 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. Hoggar 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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Hoggar at a glance
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Other name
- HD 28678
- Catalogue number
- HIP 21109
- Distance
- ≈ 740 light-years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 8.38 telescope
- Star type
- K0
- Colour
- warm orange
- Best seen from
- Almost everywhere on Earth
- Right ascension
- 04h 31m 25s
- Declination
- +04° 34′ 31″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
What could a Hoggar dedication represent?
Hoggar 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 Taurus in the sky.”
Where can you see Hoggar?
It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
Hoggar belongs to Taurus.
Dedicate Hoggar to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
Your Hoggar dedication includes:
- · Your chosen dedication name
- · Your personal message
- · Hoggar's real astronomical coordinates
- · A shareable dedication page
- · Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- · An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Hoggar keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Hoggar
- Is Hoggar the brightest star?
- Hoggar shines at magnitude 8.38 — a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Hoggar?
- Hoggar is approximately 740 light-years from Earth. The light reaching us tonight began its journey around 740 years ago.
- Which constellation contains Hoggar?
- Hoggar is part of Taurus.
- Can everyone see Hoggar?
- It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
- Is dedicating Hoggar an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Hoggar 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.