The AsterNym star registry
Honores
Honores: the yellow-white star of Andromeda
yellow-white · Andromeda · 7 And
Honores is a yellow-white star, a near cousin of our own Sun's colour in the constellation Andromeda, 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. Honores 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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Honores at a glance
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Other name
- 7 And
- Catalogue number
- HIP 114570
- Distance
- ≈ 80 light-years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 4.52 naked-eye
- Star type
- F0V
- Colour
- yellow-white
- Best seen from
- The Northern Hemisphere and lower southern latitudes
- Right ascension
- 23h 12m 33s
- Declination
- +49° 24′ 22″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
What could a Honores dedication represent?
Honores 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 Andromeda in the sky.”
Where can you see Honores?
It is easy to see from most of the Northern Hemisphere. It can also appear from lower southern latitudes, but it never rises for observers south of about latitude 41°S.
Honores belongs to Andromeda.
Dedicate Honores to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
Your Honores dedication includes:
- · Your chosen dedication name
- · Your personal message
- · Honores's real astronomical coordinates
- · A shareable dedication page
- · Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- · An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Honores keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Honores
- Is Honores the brightest star?
- Honores shines at magnitude 4.52 — visible to the naked eye on a clear night, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Honores?
- Honores is approximately 80 light-years from Earth. The light reaching us tonight began its journey around 80 years ago.
- Which constellation contains Honores?
- Honores is part of Andromeda.
- Can everyone see Honores?
- It is easy to see from most of the Northern Hemisphere. It can also appear from lower southern latitudes, but it never rises for observers south of about latitude 41°S.
- Is dedicating Honores an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Honores 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.