OBSERVATORY ARCHIVE 01 / REGISTERED SKY OBJECTS
Four registered stars. Four coordinates in the sky. An interactive journey through their place in the universe.
MISSION DIRECTORY / INTERACTIVE INDEX
Navigate the archive as an observatory directory. Your position stays synchronized while you move through the experience.
02 / REGISTERED STAR ARTIFACT
Cancer · The Crab
NICK is a commercially registered label attached to the supplied J2000 sky coordinates in Cancer.
This artifact combines a finding chart, guide constellation and supplied star data. Right ascension and declination identify NICK's angular direction on the celestial sphere. Its apparent magnitude of 10.8 describes brightness as seen from Earth: lower values are brighter, and this value is beyond the commonly cited typical unaided-eye limit. The chart does not establish physical distance or intrinsic stellar properties.
CONSTELLATION EXPLORER / INTERACTIVE SKY PLANE
The Crab. Pan, zoom and inspect the guide figure; the registered object remains visually separate in observatory gold.
Registered object · magnitude 10.8
Cancer is the Crab, an IAU-recognized zodiac constellation with the abbreviation Cnc. Its relatively faint guide figure lies between Gemini and Leo; the Beehive Cluster, M44, is a notable deep-sky object within the constellation region.
Registered star data contains the supplied RA, DEC, magnitude, date and catalog reference.
General constellation data describes the official sky region and its familiar guide pattern. It does not establish the registered object's physical properties.
Boundary context is a simplified regional overlay for orientation. The supplied J2000 coordinates—not the drawing—are the registered directional reference.
04 / DIGITAL CELESTIAL RECONSTRUCTION
Auriga · The Charioteer
Astronomical constellation: Auriga. This is determined from the supplied J2000 direction and IAU constellation boundaries. Personal zodiac sign: Scorpio. The personal sign does not determine the object's sky coordinates.
ANYA is a commercially registered label attached to the supplied J2000 sky coordinates in Auriga.
This digital reconstruction combines a finding chart, guide constellation and supplied star data. Right ascension and declination identify ANYA's angular direction on the celestial sphere. Its apparent magnitude of 6.64 describes brightness as seen from Earth: lower values are brighter, and this value is just fainter than the commonly cited typical unaided-eye limit. The chart does not establish physical distance or intrinsic stellar properties.
CONSTELLATION EXPLORER / INTERACTIVE SKY PLANE
The Charioteer. Pan, zoom and inspect the guide figure; the registered object remains visually separate in observatory gold.
Supplied direction · magnitude 6.64 · spectral type K0
The supplied J2000 direction falls within Auriga, the Charioteer, in the northern celestial hemisphere. Auriga contains Capella and the open clusters M36, M37 and M38. Those objects provide regional context only; they do not establish a physical association with ANYA.
Registered star data contains the supplied RA, DEC, magnitude, date and catalog reference.
General constellation data describes the official sky region and its familiar guide pattern. It does not establish the registered object's physical properties.
Boundary context is a simplified regional overlay for orientation. The supplied J2000 coordinates—not the drawing—are the registered directional reference.
06 / REGISTERED STAR ARTIFACT
Aquarius · The Water Bearer
KEDZIE is a commercially registered label attached to the supplied J2000 sky coordinates in Aquarius.
This artifact combines a finding chart, guide constellation and supplied star data. Right ascension and declination identify KEDZIE's angular direction on the celestial sphere. Its apparent magnitude of 11.75 describes brightness as seen from Earth: lower values are brighter, and this value is beyond the commonly cited typical unaided-eye limit. The chart does not establish physical distance or intrinsic stellar properties.
CONSTELLATION EXPLORER / INTERACTIVE SKY PLANE
The Water Bearer. Pan, zoom and inspect the guide figure; the registered object remains visually separate in observatory gold.
Registered object · magnitude 11.75
Aquarius is the Water Bearer, one of the zodiac constellations. Its guide figure stretches across a broad, relatively faint area of the sky between Pisces and Capricornus.
Registered star data contains the supplied RA, DEC, magnitude, date and catalog reference.
General constellation data describes the official sky region and its familiar guide pattern. It does not establish the registered object's physical properties.
Boundary context is a simplified regional overlay for orientation. The supplied J2000 coordinates—not the drawing—are the registered directional reference.
08 / REGISTERED STAR ARTIFACT
Corona Borealis · The Northern Crown
MAX is a commercially registered label attached to the supplied J2000 sky coordinates in Corona Borealis.
This artifact combines a finding chart, guide constellation and supplied star data. Right ascension and declination identify MAX's angular direction on the celestial sphere. Its apparent magnitude of 11.92 describes brightness as seen from Earth: lower values are brighter, and this value is beyond the commonly cited typical unaided-eye limit. The chart does not establish physical distance or intrinsic stellar properties.
CONSTELLATION EXPLORER / INTERACTIVE SKY PLANE
The Northern Crown. Pan, zoom and inspect the guide figure; the registered object remains visually separate in observatory gold.
Registered object · magnitude 11.92
Corona Borealis is the Northern Crown: a compact arc of stars in the northern sky. The familiar crown figure is a guide pattern; the official constellation is the full IAU-defined region around it.
Registered star data contains the supplied RA, DEC, magnitude, date and catalog reference.
General constellation data describes the official sky region and its familiar guide pattern. It does not establish the registered object's physical properties.
Boundary context is a simplified regional overlay for orientation. The supplied J2000 coordinates—not the drawing—are the registered directional reference.
CELESTIAL COORDINATE LAB / EQUATORIAL FRAME
The registry provides angular direction, not physical depth. Select an object to see how its right ascension and declination define that direction.
The celestial equivalent of longitude, usually measured in hours, minutes and seconds. Twenty-four hours completes the full 360° sky.
The celestial equivalent of latitude. Positive values are north of the celestial equator; negative values are south.
A standard reference orientation tied to the sky at epoch J2000.0, keeping coordinate statements comparable.
Brightness as seen from Earth. Lower values mean brighter apparent objects; the scale is logarithmic.
Earth's axial precession slowly changes the coordinate grid's orientation. It does not move the registered object through space.
SKY TONIGHT / LIVE CALCULATED GEOMETRY
Choose a time and observer location to calculate where each registered direction crosses the local sky. Location access is optional and never automatic.
Calculated rise, transit, set, lunar, twilight and airmass values are approximate planning aids, displayed in this browser's local time zone. Being above the horizon does not guarantee visibility.
COMPARATIVE ASTROMETRY / FOUR-OBJECT VIEW
A direct comparison of the supplied fields for NICK, ANYA, KEDZIE and MAX. The diagrams compare angular coordinates only.
| Field | NICK | ANYA | KEDZIE | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star name | NICK | ANYA | KEDZIE | MAX |
| Constellation | Cancer | Auriga | Aquarius | Corona Borealis |
| Abbreviation | Cnc | Aur | Aqr | CrB |
| Right ascension | 09h 16m 32.784s | 06h 31m 31.6s | 23h 29m 33.19s | 16h 22m 08.675s |
| Declination | +22° 44′ 17.67″ | +37° 10′ 40.9″ | −20° 14′ 18.0″ | +37° 39′ 05.96″ |
| Apparent magnitude | 10.8 | 6.64 | 11.75 | 11.92 |
| Spectral type | Not determined from registry data | K0 | Not determined from registry data | Not determined from registry data |
| Registry date | June 24, 1998 | October 25, 2000 | January 20, 2022 | May 1, 2008 |
| Catalog reference | OSR JMM146972 | NOT PROVIDED IN CURRENT REGISTRY MATERIAL | OSR FSW141573 | OSR WCZ242576 |
| Personal zodiac | Not provided | Scorpio | Not provided | Not provided |
| Celestial hemisphere | Northern | Northern | Southern | Northern |
| Registry chart season | Northern winter–spring | NOT PROVIDED IN CURRENT REGISTRY MATERIAL | Southern summer | Northern summer |
Cancer · Cnc
Auriga · Aur
Aquarius · Aqr
Corona Borealis · CrB
Great-circle separation compares viewing directions on the celestial sphere. Angular proximity does not establish physical proximity, distance, or association. CAL
WEBGL OBSERVATORY / INTERACTIVE 3D
Drag, rotate and zoom. Each view distinguishes precise angular direction from unknown physical depth.
NICK, ANYA, KEDZIE and MAX are plotted from their supplied RA and DEC on a rotatable equatorial sphere.
OBSERVATION & MAGNITUDE / INSTRUMENT CONTEXT
Apparent magnitude describes received brightness from Earth. It cannot by itself reveal distance, temperature, mass or luminosity.
Reference objects provide scale context only. Their values are not physical properties of the registered objects. ANYA's magnitude 6.64 is numerically lower—and therefore apparently brighter—than NICK, KEDZIE and MAX. A difference of five magnitudes corresponds to a factor of 100 in received brightness.
Fainter than the typical naked-eye limit. The supplied coordinates place NICK north of the celestial equator within Cancer.
Near, but slightly fainter than, the commonly cited magnitude-six naked-eye limit. The supplied coordinates place ANYA north of the celestial equator within Auriga.
Fainter than the typical naked-eye limit. The supplied coordinates place KEDZIE south of the celestial equator within Aquarius.
Fainter than the typical naked-eye limit. The supplied coordinates place MAX north of the celestial equator within Corona Borealis.
Physical properties are not shown where they cannot be established from registry data.
REGISTRY ARCHIVE / PROVENANCE
Original posters remain unmodified; ANYA is presented as a digital reconstruction from supplied coordinates. General astronomy explanations stay visibly separate.
Cancer · OSR JMM146972
Auriga · NOT PROVIDED IN CURRENT REGISTRY MATERIAL
Aquarius · OSR FSW141573
Corona Borealis · OSR WCZ242576
NICK, ANYA, KEDZIE and MAX are presented as personal or commercial registry labels. The experience does not claim that any is an official IAU proper name or that a registry label establishes physical identity beyond the supplied coordinates.
Coordinate searches were evaluated independently of OSR identifiers. No scientific match is displayed because a sufficiently unique, authoritative identity was not established from the supplied registry material. SIMBAD, Gaia, and VizieR remain scientific research services—not substitutes for an uncertain identification.