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Sapaki
Sapaki: the blue star of Circinus
blue · Circinus · WR 67-1
Sapaki is a blue star in the constellation Circinus, one of the stars with a proper name recognised in the IAU Catalog of Star Names. At magnitude 16.25 it is a binocular or telescope object.
Most stars in the sky are anonymous points of light. Sapaki is not. Some IAU-recognised names are ancient; others were adopted by the IAU only recently. Either way, the star already has a scientific identity, and a dedication attaches a human story to it.
Real star · Personal dedication · Recorded in the AsterNym registry
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Sapaki at a glance
- Constellation
- Circinus
- Other name
- WR 67-1
- Catalogue number
- WR 67-1
- Distance
- Not quoted. The parallax error is about a fifth of the parallax, which at this range spans thousands of light-years, so no single figure is quoted.
- Brightness
- Magnitude 16.25 telescope
- Star type
- WN6h
- Colour
- blue
- Best seen from
- The Southern Hemisphere and lower northern latitudes
- Right ascension
- 15h 16m 37s
- Declination
- −58° 09′ 59″
J2000 catalogue coordinates that can be independently cross-checked against astronomical databases. A planetarium app showing coordinates of date will differ slightly, because proper motion and precession move a star’s apparent position over time.
What kind of star is Sapaki?
Sapaki is catalogued as a blue star and its spectral type is not cleanly classified in the data behind this page, so what follows stays with what has been measured rather than what could be inferred from it.
What could a Sapaki dedication represent?
Sapaki 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 Circinus in the sky.”
Where can you see Sapaki?
It is easy to see from much of the Southern Hemisphere. It can also appear from lower northern latitudes, but it never rises for observers north of about latitude 32°N. It passes directly overhead at latitude 58°S. It stands highest at midnight in May, so May and June evenings are the best time to look. At magnitude 16.25 it sits below naked-eye reach; binoculars or a small telescope will find it.
Sapaki belongs to Circinus.
What does Sapaki mean in astrology?
The classical fixed-star tradition: Ptolemy, the medieval Behenian lists, Robson’s 1923 compilation. Is silent on Sapaki, and we don’t invent lore where none exists. What astrology can still read is the star’s real position, below.
Projected onto the zodiac the way fixed-star astrology reads any star, Sapaki stands at 3° Sagittarius at the J2000 epoch, and the Sun passes that degree around 22 November in the years around 2000. Fixed-star longitude shifts slowly against the tropical zodiac because of precession, about one degree every seventy-two years, so a natal conjunction must be calculated for the birth year rather than read off this J2000 value or a calendar date.
Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions. The position and dates are computed.
Dedicate Sapaki to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
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Dedicate Sapaki →Real star · your message · a page to share
Your Sapaki dedication includes
- Your chosen dedication name
- Your personal message
- Sapaki's real astronomical coordinates
- A shareable dedication page
- Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Sapaki keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Sapaki
- What does Sapaki mean in astrology?
- The classical fixed-star tradition has no documented meaning for Sapaki. Projected onto the zodiac, Sapaki stands at 3° Sagittarius, and the Sun passes that degree each year around 22 November.
- Is Sapaki the brightest star?
- Sapaki shines at magnitude 16.25 · a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Sapaki?
- No distance is quoted for Sapaki. The parallax error is about a fifth of the parallax, which at this range spans thousands of light-years, so no single figure is quoted.
- Which constellation contains Sapaki?
- Sapaki is part of Circinus.
- Can everyone see Sapaki?
- It is easy to see from much of the Southern Hemisphere. It can also appear from lower northern latitudes, but it never rises for observers north of about latitude 32°N. It passes directly overhead at latitude 58°S. It stands highest at midnight in May, so May and June evenings are the best time to look. At magnitude 16.25 it sits below naked-eye reach; binoculars or a small telescope will find it.
- Is dedicating Sapaki an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Sapaki 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.
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