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A dedicated star
Sagarmatha
warm orange · Leo · HD 100777
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, Sagarmatha becomes available again. Want it? Put the date in your calendar.
Sagarmatha at a glance
- Constellation
- Leo
- Other name
- HD 100777
- Catalogue number
- HIP 56572
- Distance
- ≈ 162 light-years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 8.42 telescope
- Star type
- K0
- Colour
- warm orange
- Best seen from
- Almost everywhere on Earth
- Right ascension
- 11h 35m 52s
- Declination
- −04° 45′ 21″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
Where can you see Sagarmatha?
It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
Sagarmatha belongs to Leo.
Frequently asked questions about Sagarmatha
- Is Sagarmatha the brightest star?
- Sagarmatha shines at magnitude 8.42 — a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Sagarmatha?
- Sagarmatha is approximately 162 light-years from Earth. The light reaching us tonight began its journey around 162 years ago.
- Which constellation contains Sagarmatha?
- Sagarmatha is part of Leo.
- Can everyone see Sagarmatha?
- It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
- Is dedicating Sagarmatha an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Sagarmatha 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.