Veritate
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Veritas |
|---|---|
| Translation | truth |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 345.521504 |
| Declination | 39.2361985 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Veritate (5.22m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Spe) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | And |
Veritate is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP 116076 (14 And, HR 8930) in constellation And.
Etymology and History
From the latin "Veritas", truth. The ablative form means "where there is truth".
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2015/12/15.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- 2015 NameExoWorlds
