Sāmaya
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Sāmaya |
|---|---|
| Translation | peace |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 324.535016 |
| Declination | -31.737484 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Sāmaya (8.56m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Samagiya) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | PsA |
Sāmaya is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Sinhalese. It is the name of HIP 106824 (HD 205739) in constellation PsA.
Etymology and History
Sāmaya means peace in the Sinhalese language.
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
