Inquill
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Inquill |
|---|---|
| Translation | one half of the couple involved in the tragic love story Way to the Sun |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 259.964168 |
| Declination | -48.54932 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Inquill (6.67m) |
| exoplanets | (Sumajmajta) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Ara |
Inquill is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is fictional. It is the name of HIP 84787 (HD 156411) in constellation Ara.
Etymology and History
Inquill was one half of the couple involved in the tragic love story Way to the Sun by famous Peruvian writer Abraham Valdelomar.
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
