Lich
PSR B1257+12
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Star
- Distance from Earth
- 600 pc (≈ 1,956.9 light-years)
- Designation
- PSR B1257+12
- IAU name adopted
- 2015-12-15
- Name language
- fictional
- Name origin (IAU)
- Lich is a fictional undead creature known for controlling other undead creatures with magic.
Source:NASA Exoplanet Archive (Caltech/IPAC) · checked 2026-11-03 ↗IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
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Planets
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 1,957 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 69 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- Its IAU name «Lich» comes from fictional (IAU Working Group on Star Names).
- 3 planets orbiting this star are in this catalog (NASA Exoplanet Archive).
Worked out from this object's official values.