Mpingo
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Mpingo |
|---|---|
| Translation | a famous tree that grows in southern Tanzania |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 29.26335 |
| Declination | 0.758855 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Mpingo (10.57m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Tanzanite) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Cet |
Mpingo is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is NEWC. It is the name of WASP-71 in constellation Cet.
Etymology and History
Mpingo is a famous tree that grows in southern Tanzania and produces ebony wood used for musical instruments and curios.
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
