61 Ursae...Jace didn’t have to be told twice as he got up from his seat with his textbook and telescope in hand, and found a spot in one of the windows. Following his book’s instruction, Jace didn’t take long to spot the said star, and took down a quick note on why this particular star was being asked. 61 Ursae is like the point of origin, or the 0,0,0 in a plane axis where one can jump off to find the other values to pinpoint its exact location. Genius, really.
Now to find his star! The Ravenclaw opened his star chart, squinting as he did so as he pointed out the right stars. After getting an initial glimpse, he then jotted down the names and added important notes about it. He had, by the way, charmed his other parchment to record a second copy for his revision later on since he wasn’t too sure if Professor Burbage would return his work. He took a moment to review his work, and once he was satisfied, went up to place his work on the professor’s table.
How in Great Jupiter’s name would she flip through their work anyway? More importantly, how would she bring their work back to her office?
“Uhm...professor? Would you like me to help you bringing these to your office?” It would only be a short distance from the classroom, and it wouldn’t be a long way from the Ravenclaw tower so he’d be quick and not miss curfew.
SPOILER!!: Parchment!
Jacen Reed
Year 3 Ravenclaw
Born: 31 March 2077
Age: 13 Standard Years
Star(s) Found: WISE 0535−7500, Kruger 60A & 60B, DEN 1048−3956, UGPS 0722-05, Ross 614, and Wolf 1061 WISE 0535−7500 Discovered in 2012 by J. Davy Kirkpatrick et al. Observation Data
Type: Brown Dwarf Star
Constellation: Mensa
Astrometry
Parallax: 250 milliarcseconds
Distance: 13 Lightyears
Kruger 60A/B Discovered in 1880 & 1890 Observation Data
Type: Binary Star System / Red Dwarfs
Constellation: Cepheus
Variable Type: Flare Star
Mass: 0.271/0.176 Solar Mass
Radius: 0.35/0.24 Solar Radius
Luminosity: 0.010/0.0034 Solar Luminosity
Temperature: 3180/2890 Kelvin
Astrometry
Parallax: 247.5 milliarcseconds
Distance: 13.18 lightyears / 4.04 parsecs
DEN 1048−3956 Discovered in 2000 by Xavier Delfosse and Thierry Forveille Observation Data
Type: Brown Dwarf
Constellation: Antia
Mass: 0.07 Solar Mass
Luminosity: 0.00000356 Solar Luminosity
Astrometry
Parallax: 248.08 milliarcseconds
Distance: 13.15 lightyears / 4.031 parsecs
UGPS 0722-05 Discovered by Philip Lucas at the University of Hertfordshire in 2006 and was announced to the public in 2010. Observation Data
Type: Brown Dwarf of late T-Type
Constellation: Monoceros
Mass: 10.7-25.8 Jupiter Mass
Radius: 0.886-1.0192 Jupiter Radius
Luminosity: 6.3 Solar Luminosity
Temperature: 502-539 Kelvin
Astrometry
Parallax: 242.8 milliarcseconds
Distance: 13.4 lightyears / 4.12 parsecs
Ross 614 Primary star was discovered in 1927 by Frank Elmore Ross at Yerkes Observatory. Observation Data
Type: Red Dwarf
Constellation: Monoceros
Variable Type: UV Ceti Flare Star
Mass: 0.2228 Solar Mass
Astrometry
Parallax: 244.07 milliarcseconds
Distance: 13.36 lightyears / 4.10 parsecs
Wolf 1061 The star was first cataloged in 1919 by German Astronomer, Max Wolf. In December 2015, it was discovered by a group of astronomers from the University of New South Wales, that the Red Dwarf has three orbiting planets. All planets discovered are likely to be rocky planets similar to the inner planets of the Solar System. Observation Data
Type: Red Dwarf (M Class)
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Variable Type: BY Draconis
Mass: 0.25 Solar Mass
Radius: 0.26 Solar Radius
Luminosity (Bolometric): 0.0079 Solar Luminosity
Luminosity (Visual): 0.0014 Solar Luminosity
Temperature: 3.380 Kelvin
Metallicity: Iron/Helium
Astrometry
Parallax: 232.98 milliarcseconds
Distance: 13.80 lightyears