Mimosa
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | mimus |
|---|---|
| Translation | an actor |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 191.9302866 |
| Declination | -59.688772 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Mimosa (1.25m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Cru |
Mimosa 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 62434 (β Cru, HR 4853) in constellation Cru.
Etymology and History
Applied in recent times, and of unknown astronomical significance. It is from the Latin word mimus, "an actor", and is otherwise known as the genus name for certain tropical plants.
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.
