Nosaxa
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Nosaxa |
|---|---|
| Translation | spring |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 100.007196 |
| Declination | -48.541956 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Nosaxa (8.05m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Naqaỹa) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Pup |
Nosaxa is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Moqoit. It is the name of HIP 31895 (HD 48265) in constellation Pup.
Etymology and History
Nosaxa means spring in the Moqoit language. The word comes from a combination of nosahuec, which means renew, and ñaaxa, which means year.
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
