Uklun
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Uklun |
|---|---|
| Translation | us or we |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 176.210254 |
| Declination | -58.70371 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Uklun (7.47m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Leklsullun) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Cen |
Uklun is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Pitkern. It is the name of HIP 57291 (HD 102117) in constellation Cen.
Etymology and History
Uklun means us or we in the Pitkern language of the people of Pitcairn Islands.
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
