«Methuselah»

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Unique Star in the constellation Libra

ASTRONOMICAL OBJECT INFORMATION

HEAVENLY BODY NAME:
★ English: Methuselah
★ Transliteration: Mafusail
★ Russian: Мафусаил
Named in honor of: Komitet Vsemirnogo Naslediya YUNESKO
Name registration date: December 31, 2000

NAMING INITIATOR INFORMATION

Named by: Mezhpravitelstvenny Komitet Po Okhrane Kulturnogo I Prirodnogo Naslediya YUNESKO

Congratulatory inscription from the naming initiator:
Methuselah — according to the Book of Genesis, was the ancestor of Noah, famous for his longevity.
He is the oldest person listed in the Bible.
This Unique Star is the oldest known star in the universe.

WORDS OF GRATITUDE FROM ROSASTRONOMY
Thanks to their participation in the charitable project «Naming Stars in Space», Mezhpravitelstvenny Komitet Po Okhrane Kulturnogo I Prirodnogo Naslediya YUNESKO deserves deep respect and can rightfully be considered a Person with a capital P. The funds raised within this initiative are directed by Rosastronomy to the implementation of socially significant tasks. Without such contribution, the implementation of such large-scale initiatives would be impossible. [More details]

HEAVENLY BODY CHARACTERISTICS

Astronomical object: Unique Star
Visible magnitude / size: Unique Star
Features of the heavenly body:
Astronomy: Only a few stars in the universe have unique properties!
Symbolism: The peculiarity of the star says it all — a unique gift for unique people!!!
Location: in the constellation Libra
Coordinates: Second equatorial coordinate system
Right ascension: 15h43m03.10s
Declination: -10°56'00.6"
Epoch: J2000.0
Distance: ∼ 187 light years | 57.339 parsec | ∼ 1.8 quadrillion kilometers
Proper motion RA: -1116.1 mas/year
Proper motion Dec: -301.8 mas/year
B-T magnitude: 7.771
V-T magnitude: 7.269

Catalogue identifier [ID]: ICHB 7888
Learn more characteristics of the heavenly body, get its photo and location map at Rosastronomy.ru

LEGAL REGISTRATION DATA OF THE HEAVENLY BODY NAME

Date of right registration: December 31, 2000
Registration number [RUS]: 7888

Internet registration address: rosastronomy.ru­/registration-eng/7888/38a465b127b60d64082bf891dfc53057/

Heavenly body name [NAME]: Mafusail
Naming owner: Komitet Vsemirnogo Naslediya YUNESKO
Date of birth: [hidden]
City: [hidden]
Phone: [hidden]
Email: [hidden]
Passport data: [not specified or hidden]

Naming initiator: Mezhpravitelstvenny Komitet Po Okhrane Kulturnogo I Prirodnogo Naslediya YUNESKO
Date of birth: [hidden]
City: [hidden]
Phone: [hidden]
Email: [hidden]
Passport data: [not specified or hidden]

Register: International Consolidated Scientific Astronomical Register of Names for Heavenly Bodies and Their Surface Features «International Catalogue of Heavenly Bodies»
State registration of the register in the country of archival data storage: Certificate RU 2017620158 issued by the Russian Federation represented by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property.
Permanent archive (rus): Federal Archival Agency | Russian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation [ address: rgantd.ru ]
Temporary archive (rus): Institute of Astronomy «NII RAN» [ rosastronomy.ru/archives ]
Printed publication storage libraries in the country of registration initiation: Russia [ rosastronomy.ru/international-catalogue-of-heavenly-bodies ] [ purchase ]
Licensor (rus): Rosastronomy [ rosastronomy.ru/buy-star-project ]
Registrar (eng): «RAN Research» LLC [ ichb.org/representative-russia-cis ] under license from «MKS» LLC [ ichb.org/general-authorized-representative-russia-cis ]
Depositary (eng): ICHB ORG [ ICHB.ORG ]
Standards: GOST R ISO 15489-1-2019 (ISO 15489-1:2016); GOST 7.79-2000 (ISO 9-1995); ISO/IEC 10646; GOST R 7.0.34-2014; ISO 639-3; GOST 34.321-96; GOST R ISO 27001 (ISO 27001)

Extract from the dossier issued: 04.03.2026 20:48:26 Moscow time.
https://rosastronomy.ru/registration-eng/7888/38a465b127b60d64082bf891dfc53057/


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