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A dedicated star
Moriah
pale · Delphinus · HAT-P-23
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, Moriah becomes available again. Want it? Put the date in your calendar.
Moriah at a glance
- Constellation
- Delphinus
- Other name
- HAT-P-23
- Catalogue number
- HAT-P-23
- Brightness
- Magnitude 12.17 telescope
- Star type
- Colour
- pale
- Best seen from
- Almost everywhere on Earth
- Right ascension
- 20h 24m 30s
- Declination
- +16° 45′ 44″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
Where can you see Moriah?
It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
Moriah belongs to Delphinus.
Frequently asked questions about Moriah
- Is Moriah the brightest star?
- Moriah shines at magnitude 12.17 — a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Moriah?
- Moriah's distance is catalogued from its measured parallax; see its astronomical coordinates below.
- Which constellation contains Moriah?
- Moriah is part of Delphinus.
- Can everyone see Moriah?
- It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
- Is dedicating Moriah an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Moriah 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.