Tapecue
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Tapecue |
|---|---|
| Translation | eternal path in Guarani |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 116.957168 |
| Declination | -54.264144 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Tapecue (8.1m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Yvaga) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Car |
Tapecue is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Guarani. It is the name of HIP 38041 (HD 63765) in constellation Car.
Etymology and History
Tapecue means eternal path in Guarani and represents the Milky Way through which the first inhabitants of the Earth arrived and could return.
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
