Stella Ludoviciana
HD 116798
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 7.58 mag
- Right ascension
- 201.2161°
- Declination
- 54.8975°
- Designation
- HD 116798
- IAU name adopted
- 2026-04-17
- Name language
- Latin
- Name origin (IAU)
- The modern Latin name was given to the star in 1722 due to a misinterpreted observation, mistaking it for a planet (name has been in SIMBAD already).
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
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Constellation
In everyday life
- At magnitude 7.6 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- Declination 54.9° — from Seoul (37.6° N) it never sets and circles the northern sky all night.
- Its IAU name «Stella Ludoviciana» comes from Latin (IAU Working Group on Star Names).
Worked out from this object's official values.