Nikawiy
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Nikawiy |
|---|---|
| Translation | mother |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 229.77576 |
| Declination | 41.733206 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Nikawiy (7.88m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Awasis) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Boo |
Nikawiy is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Cree language. It is the name of HIP 74961 (HD 136418) in constellation Boo.
Etymology and History
Nikawiy is the word for mother in the Indigenous Cree language of Canada.
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
