Sika
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Sika |
|---|---|
| Translation | gold |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 290.72077 |
| Declination | -32.919053 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Sika (7.84m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Toge) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Sgr |
Sika is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Ewe. It is the name of HIP 95262 (HD 181720) in constellation Sgr.
Etymology and History
Sika means gold in the Ewe language and gold is one of Ghana's principal exports.
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
