Sansuna
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Sansuna |
|---|---|
| Translation | name of the mythological giant from traditional Maltese folk tales |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 303.195361 |
| Declination | 18.104833 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Sansuna (10.31m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Ġgantija) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Sge |
Sansuna is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Maltese. It is the name of HAT-P-34 in constellation Sge.
Etymology and History
Sansuna is the name of the mythological giant from traditional Maltese folk tales that carried the stones of the Gozo megalithic temples on her head.
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
