Wazn is an orange star in Columba, the Dove, a fairly near neighbour that has swollen past its prime, its Arabic name meaning weight.
At a glance
| type | orange star (class K) |
|---|---|
| distance from the Sun | 87.2 light-years (26.7 pc) |
| its light left it | 87.2 years ago |
| luminosity | 48.2 × the Sun |
| radius | 9.6 × the Sun |
| surface temperature | 4,910 K |
| constellation | Columba (Dove) |
Read off the piece’s own catalogue, the same values it draws with.
About Wazn
Wazn is a cooler, orange star, larger than the Sun and many times brighter, which has already used up the hydrogen in its core and expanded. Its swollen surface is what makes a star of modest temperature shine so well.
It lies beside Phact in the small southern figure of the Dove, below Lepus. The name is Arabic for weight, the same word that gave Wezen in Canis Major its name.
What you see in the piece
Wazn is much closer than Phact, so the two stars that make up the Dove’s body separate quickly when you fly south from the Sun.
Questions
What does Wazn mean?
Wazn is Arabic for weight; the same word gives Wezen in Canis Major its name.