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The Universe#159 brightestCommon

Alfirk

in CepheusOpen

OpenCommon

Alfirk

β Cep in Cepheus

Once ignited, 20% of its creator fees go to the Starlight Fund, which pays for a real telescope photo of Alfirk.

#159 brightest in our sky; really 8× Sun. 8× wider than the Sun.

Alfirk and the Sun, true relative size.

Survey image. Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2) plate, 30′ across, via CDS hips2fits. Bright stars bloom on photographic plates. Not a Starlight Fund observation.

Apparent magnitude: 3.23
Brightness rank: #159 brightest
Luminosity: 1,960× Sun
Width: 8× Sun
Surface temperature: 13600 K · B
Distance: 685 ly
Right ascension: 21h 29m
Declination: +70.6°

Sources: IAU WGSN name, HYG database, HIP 106032. Width is derived from luminosity and temperature, so it is approximate.

Also in Cepheus

Alderamin
Errai
Kurhah

Tonight's log

No stars ignited yet. The whole sky is open.

One coin per star, forever. Launching costs your dev buy plus about 0.02–0.03 SOL in fees and rent. Creator fees are split 70% creator, 20% Starlight Fund, 10% Starclaim. Rarity tiers describe how bright a star looks from Earth, not what its coin is worth.

Memecoins are extremely risky and can go to zero. Nothing here is financial advice. Starclaim is a fan project and is not affiliated with NASA, the IAU or any observatory. Star data: IAU WGSN names; positions from the HYG database (CC BY-SA).

Milky Way panorama: S. Brunier/ESO (CC BY 4.0). Survey frames: DSS2 via CDS hips2fits. Named-star photos carry their own credits.

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