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13 Lacerta

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 13 Lacerta

13 Lacertae inhabits the Lizard, a minor constellation wedged between Cygnus and Andromeda. At 256 light-years, this orange K-type giant lends its coppery tone to a sky region crowded with faint stars. The light you catch now set out when Galileo was still arguing with Rome. A warm flame in a corner of the sky almost no one names.

Where it is and when to see it

13 Lacerta lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is September: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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A signature without a lock can be replaced by someone else's. The lock makes the signature permanent and lets you choose a symbolic name for the star, always shown next to the star's catalogue identifier. How the lock works

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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.

Astronomical data for 13 Lacerta

Constellation
Lacerta
Apparent magnitude
5.11
Distance
256.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 341.023° · Dec 41.819°
Catalogue
HIP 112242 · HD 215373

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Other stars in Lacerta

Lacerta has 36 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 36 stars in Lacerta