Horna
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Horna |
|---|---|
| Translation | hell or the underworld from Finnic mythology |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 35.383251 |
| Declination | 32.246136 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Horna (12.3m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Hiisi) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Tri |
Horna is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Finnish. It is the name of HAT-P-38 in constellation Tri.
Etymology and History
Horna is hell or the underworld from Finnic mythology.
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
