Danfeng
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | 丹凤 |
|---|---|
| Translation | the red phoenix |
| Position (2000) | |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Danfeng (m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Qingluan) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Tuc |
Danfeng is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Chinese (Simplified). It is the name of the star HIP 115211 (L 168-9) in constellation Tucana.
Etymology and History
Danfeng (丹凤) refers to the red phoenix, a sacred bird symbolising good fortune in ancient Chinese legend.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2023/08/01.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- NEWC China: Mythological birds of ancient China.
