Malmok
WASP-39 · V732 Vir
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 11.89 mag
- Distance from Earth
- 213.982 pc (≈ 697.9 light-years)
- Surface temperature
- 5,485 K
- Right ascension
- 217.3267°
- Declination
- -3.4445°
- Designation
- WASP-39
- Bayer designation
- V732 Vir
- IAU name adopted
- 2019-12-17
- Name language
- Papiamento
- Name origin (IAU)
- Malmok is an indigenous name given to a beach in Aruba with a narrow sandy stretch that interrupts the limestone and rocky terrace along the coast. Its shallow clear Caribbean waters make it a popular snorkelling spot.
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗NASA Exoplanet Archive (Caltech/IPAC) · checked 2026-11-03 ↗
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In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 698 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1328 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 11.9 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- Declination -3.4° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.
Worked out from this object's official values.