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A dedicated star
Lerna
pale · Hydra · HAT-P-42
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, Lerna becomes available again. Want it? Put the date in your calendar.
Lerna at a glance
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Other name
- HAT-P-42
- Catalogue number
- HAT-P-42
- Brightness
- Magnitude 12.00 telescope
- Star type
- Colour
- pale
- Best seen from
- Almost everywhere on Earth
- Right ascension
- 09h 01m 23s
- Declination
- +06° 05′ 50″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
Where can you see Lerna?
It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
Lerna belongs to Hydra.
Frequently asked questions about Lerna
- Is Lerna the brightest star?
- Lerna shines at magnitude 12.00 — a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Lerna?
- Lerna's distance is catalogued from its measured parallax; see its astronomical coordinates below.
- Which constellation contains Lerna?
- Lerna is part of Hydra.
- Can everyone see Lerna?
- It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
- Is dedicating Lerna an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Lerna 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.