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Mago
Mago: the warm orange star of Camelopardalis
warm orange · Camelopardalis · HD 32518
Mago is a warm orange giant, far along its stellar life in the constellation Camelopardalis, 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. Mago 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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Mago at a glance
- Constellation
- Camelopardalis
- Other name
- HD 32518
- Catalogue number
- HIP 24003
- Distance
- ≈ 393 light-years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 6.43 naked-eye
- Star type
- K1III
- Colour
- warm orange
- Best seen from
- The far northern sky
- Right ascension
- 05h 09m 37s
- Declination
- +69° 38′ 22″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
What could a Mago dedication represent?
Mago 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 Camelopardalis in the sky.”
Where can you see Mago?
It is a deep-northern star: easy from Europe, North America and northern Asia, but it never rises for observers south of about latitude 20°S.
Mago belongs to Camelopardalis.
Dedicate Mago to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
Your Mago dedication includes:
- · Your chosen dedication name
- · Your personal message
- · Mago's real astronomical coordinates
- · A shareable dedication page
- · Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- · An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Mago keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Mago
- Is Mago the brightest star?
- Mago shines at magnitude 6.43 — visible to the naked eye on a clear night, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Mago?
- Mago is approximately 393 light-years from Earth. The light reaching us tonight began its journey around 393 years ago.
- Which constellation contains Mago?
- Mago is part of Camelopardalis.
- Can everyone see Mago?
- It is a deep-northern star: easy from Europe, North America and northern Asia, but it never rises for observers south of about latitude 20°S.
- Is dedicating Mago an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Mago 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.