Cocibolca
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Cocibolca |
|---|---|
| Translation | the largest lake in Central America in Nicaragua |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 11.111045 |
| Declination | -26.515683 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Cocibolca (7.78m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Xolotlan) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Scl |
Cocibolca is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Spanish. It is the name of HIP 3479 (HD 4208) in constellation Scl.
Etymology and History
Cocibolca is the Nahualt name for the largest lake in Central America in Nicaragua.
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
