The AsterNym star registry
Mpingo
Mpingo: the pale star of Cetus
pale · Cetus · WASP-71
Mpingo is a pale star in the constellation Cetus, one of the few thousand stars bright enough to carry an officially recognised name. It rewards a pair of binoculars on a clear night.
Most stars in the sky are anonymous points of light. Mpingo 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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Mpingo at a glance
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Other name
- WASP-71
- Catalogue number
- WASP-71
- Brightness
- Magnitude 10.57 telescope
- Star type
- Colour
- pale
- Best seen from
- Almost everywhere on Earth
- Right ascension
- 01h 57m 03s
- Declination
- +00° 45′ 32″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
What could a Mpingo dedication represent?
Mpingo 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 Cetus in the sky.”
Where can you see Mpingo?
It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
Mpingo belongs to Cetus.
Dedicate Mpingo to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
Your Mpingo dedication includes:
- · Your chosen dedication name
- · Your personal message
- · Mpingo's real astronomical coordinates
- · A shareable dedication page
- · Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- · An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Mpingo keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Mpingo
- Is Mpingo the brightest star?
- Mpingo shines at magnitude 10.57 — a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Mpingo?
- Mpingo's distance is catalogued from its measured parallax; see its astronomical coordinates below.
- Which constellation contains Mpingo?
- Mpingo is part of Cetus.
- Can everyone see Mpingo?
- It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
- Is dedicating Mpingo an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Mpingo 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.