Miaplacidus
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Mia- and placidus |
|---|---|
| Translation | calm, gentle |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 138.2999061 |
| Declination | -69.7172076 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Miaplacidus (1.69m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Car |
Miaplacidus is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP 45238 (β Car, HR 3685) in constellation Car.
Etymology and History
Applied in recent times, and of unknown astronomical significance. The first element, Mia-, is unexplained. The second element is the Latin adjective placidus, meaning "calm, gentle" (here in the masculine form).
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/07/20.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.
