Koeia
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Koeia |
|---|---|
| Translation | star |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 41.678695 |
| Declination | -23.08661 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Koeia (10.25m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Aumatex) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Eri |
Koeia is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Taíno. It is the name of HIP 12961 (HIP 12961) in constellation Eri.
Etymology and History
Koeia was the word for star in the language of the Taíno Indigenous People of the Caribbean.
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
