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A dedicated star
Tojil
pale · Eridanus · WASP-22
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, Tojil becomes available again. Want it? Put the date in your calendar.
Tojil at a glance
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Other name
- WASP-22
- Catalogue number
- WASP-22
- Brightness
- Magnitude 11.58 telescope
- Star type
- Colour
- pale
- Best seen from
- Almost everywhere on Earth
- Right ascension
- 03h 31m 16s
- Declination
- −23° 49′ 11″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
Where can you see Tojil?
It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
Tojil belongs to Eridanus.
Frequently asked questions about Tojil
- Is Tojil the brightest star?
- Tojil shines at magnitude 11.58 — a binocular-and-telescope star, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Tojil?
- Tojil's distance is catalogued from its measured parallax; see its astronomical coordinates below.
- Which constellation contains Tojil?
- Tojil is part of Eridanus.
- Can everyone see Tojil?
- It sits near the celestial equator, so nearly every inhabited latitude gets a view of it at some point in the year.
- Is dedicating Tojil an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Tojil 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.