Tugongli

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Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, ASE Tech Team


Tugongli
Asterism Info
Native
土公吏
Translation
Clerks of the Earth Official
Position (2000)
Right ascension341.6732494
Declination12.17288579
Area0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars1
Bayer/Flamsteed
stars
1
Stars brighter than 3.00m0
Brightest starTugongli (4.2m)
Taxonomy
category
of asterism
IAU-Star Name
IAU-
constellations
Peg

Tugongli (土公吏) is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Chinese. It is the name of the star ξ Peg in constellation Pegasus.

Concordance, Etymology, History

Mythology

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026.


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