Mönch
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Mönch |
|---|---|
| Translation | one of the prominent peaks of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 221.886361 |
| Declination | -0.281474 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Mönch (8.04m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Eiger) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Vir |
Mönch is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is German. It is the name of HIP 72339 (HD 130322) in constellation Vir.
Etymology and History
Mönch is one of the prominent peaks of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.
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
