Tupi
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Tupi |
|---|---|
| Translation | name of the most populous Indigenous People living on the eastern coast of South America |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 54.929567 |
| Declination | -52.915838 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Tupi (7.12m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Guarani) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Ret |
Tupi is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Tupi languages. It is the name of HIP 17096 (HD 23079) in constellation Ret.
Etymology and History
Tupi is the name of the most populous Indigenous People living on the eastern coast of South America, before the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century.
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
