Bibhā
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Bibha
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | বিভা |
|---|---|
| Translation | a bright beam of light |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 149.024661 |
| Declination | -3.808423 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Bibhā (8.73m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Santamasa) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Sex |
Bibhā is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Bengali. It is the name of HIP 48711 (HD 86081) in constellation Sex.
Etymology and History
Bibhā [/bɪbɦa/] is the Bengali pronunciation of the Sanskrit word Vibha, which means a bright beam of light.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- 2019 IAU100 NameExoWorlds
