Emiw
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Emiw |
|---|---|
| Translation | love |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 17.696756 |
| Declination | -66.188164 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Emiw (8.06m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Hairu) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Tuc |
Emiw is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Makhuwa. It is the name of HIP 5529 (HD 7199) in constellation Tuc.
Etymology and History
Emiw represents love in the local Makhuwa language of the northern region of Mozambique.
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
