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Lang-Exster
Lang-Exster: the warm orange star of Tucana
warm orange · Tucana · α Tuc
Lang-Exster 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. On a dark, clear night you can find it with your own eyes.
Most stars in the sky are anonymous points of light. Lang-Exster 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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Lang-Exster at a glance
- Constellation
- Tucana
- Other name
- α Tuc
- Catalogue number
- HIP 110130
- Distance
- ≈ 200 light-years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 2.82 naked-eye
- Star type
- K3III
- Colour
- warm orange
- Best seen from
- The far southern sky
- Right ascension
- 22h 18m 30s
- Declination
- −60° 15′ 35″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
What could a Lang-Exster dedication represent?
Lang-Exster 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 Lang-Exster?
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 30°N.
Lang-Exster belongs to Tucana, where it is the brightest star.
Dedicate Lang-Exster to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
Your Lang-Exster dedication includes:
- · Your chosen dedication name
- · Your personal message
- · Lang-Exster's real astronomical coordinates
- · A shareable dedication page
- · Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- · An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Lang-Exster keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Lang-Exster
- Is Lang-Exster the brightest star?
- Lang-Exster shines at magnitude 2.82 — visible to the naked eye on a clear night, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Lang-Exster?
- Lang-Exster is approximately 200 light-years from Earth. The light reaching us tonight began its journey around 200 years ago.
- Which constellation contains Lang-Exster?
- Lang-Exster is the brightest star in Tucana.
- Can everyone see Lang-Exster?
- 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 30°N.
- Is dedicating Lang-Exster an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Lang-Exster 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.