Petra
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Petra |
|---|---|
| Translation | a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 303.167372 |
| Declination | -2.14422 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Petra (11.27m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Wadirum) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Aql |
Petra is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Greek. It is the name of WASP-80 in constellation Aql.
Etymology and History
Petra is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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
