Flegetonte
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Flegetonte |
|---|---|
| Translation | the underworld river of fire from Greek Mythology |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 176.42622 |
| Declination | 2.821479 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Flegetonte (8.07m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Lete) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Vir |
Flegetonte is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Italian. It is the name of HIP 57370 (HD 102195) in constellation Vir.
Etymology and History
Flegetonte is the underworld river of fire from Greek mythology in the Italian narrative poem on the afterlife Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) by Dante Alighieri, chosen as an allusion to the star's fiery nature.
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
