The AsterNym star registry
Taika
Taika: the pale star of Lacerta
pale · Lacerta · HAT-P-40
Taika is a pale star in the constellation Lacerta, 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. Taika 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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Taika at a glance
- Constellation
- Lacerta
- Other name
- HAT-P-40
- Catalogue number
- HAT-P-40
- Brightness
- Magnitude 11.35 telescope
- Star type
- Colour
- pale
- Best seen from
- The Northern Hemisphere and lower southern latitudes
- Right ascension
- 22h 22m 03s
- Declination
- +45° 27′ 27″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
What could a Taika dedication represent?
Taika 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 Lacerta in the sky.”
Where can you see Taika?
It is easy to see from most of the Northern Hemisphere. It can also appear from lower southern latitudes, but it never rises for observers south of about latitude 45°S.
Taika belongs to Lacerta.
Dedicate Taika to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
Your Taika dedication includes:
- · Your chosen dedication name
- · Your personal message
- · Taika's real astronomical coordinates
- · A shareable dedication page
- · Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- · An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Taika keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Taika
- Is Taika the brightest star?
- Taika shines at magnitude 11.35 — a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Taika?
- Taika's distance is catalogued from its measured parallax; see its astronomical coordinates below.
- Which constellation contains Taika?
- Taika is part of Lacerta.
- Can everyone see Taika?
- It is easy to see from most of the Northern Hemisphere. It can also appear from lower southern latitudes, but it never rises for observers south of about latitude 45°S.
- Is dedicating Taika an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Taika 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.