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A dedicated star
Junnanmen
blue-white · Andromeda · φ And
Dedicated to
Maya
by Her sister, June · August 12, 2026
“You were born on the brightest night of my life. Whenever you feel small, remember: there is a star that has carried your name since before you could read it — and it is still up there, still burning, still yours.”
This dedication
- Dedicated to
- Maya
- Dedicated by
- Her sister, June
- Recorded
- August 12, 2026
- Held until
- August 12, 2027
When this dedication ends, Junnanmen becomes available again. Want it? Put the date in your calendar.
Junnanmen at a glance
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Other name
- φ And
- Catalogue number
- HIP 5434
- Distance
- ≈ 717 light-years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 17.38 telescope
- Star type
- B7III
- Colour
- blue-white
- Best seen from
- Almost everywhere on Earth
- Right ascension
- 01h 09m 30s
- Declination
- +17° 22′ 32″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
Where can you see Junnanmen?
It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
Junnanmen belongs to Andromeda.
Frequently asked questions about Junnanmen
- Is Junnanmen the brightest star?
- Junnanmen shines at magnitude 17.38 — a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Junnanmen?
- Junnanmen is approximately 717 light-years from Earth. The light reaching us tonight began its journey around 717 years ago.
- Which constellation contains Junnanmen?
- Junnanmen is part of Andromeda.
- Can everyone see Junnanmen?
- It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
- Is dedicating Junnanmen an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Junnanmen 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.