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[[File:Kwakoya Stellarium-023.png|thumb|Lokono constellation: Kwakoya in the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Konrad Rybka)]]
[[File:Kwakoya Stellarium-023.png|thumb|Lokono constellation: Kwakoya in the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Konrad Rybka)]]
{{Infobox constellation
| name = Kwakoya  (Kwakoya)
| native = Kwakoya
| translation = Spirit of the blue crab
| pronounce = Kwakoya
| IPA =
| culture = Lokono
| RA = 72.46004669 to 84.50466188
| dec = 1.03702886 to 16.69926562
| areatotal = 145.38
| numbermainstars = 51
| numberbfstars = 35
| numberstarsplanets =
| numberbrightstars = 2
| numbernearbystars =
| brighteststarname = Bellatrix
| starmagnitude = 1.64
| neareststarname =
| stardistance =
| numbermessierobjects =
| meteorshowers =
| bordering = Ori, Tau
| notes =
| cat = constellation
}}
Kwakoya is an Arawakan constellation name from Lokono. This constellation is referring to spirit of the blue crab.
Kwakoya is an Arawakan constellation name from Lokono. This constellation is referring to spirit of the blue crab.


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== All HIP Stars within this constellation ==
== All HIP Stars within this constellation ==
[[File:CH Kwakoya Stellarium-024.png|center|thumb|Convex Hull for the stars inside Kwakoya (CC BY Konrad Rybka).]]
[[File:CH Kwakoya Stellarium-024.png|thumb|Convex Hull for the stars inside Kwakoya (CC BY Konrad Rybka).]]
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
|-
! id
! Label
! IAU design.
! description
! Vmag
|-
| 1
| Bellatrix
| HIP 25336
| Inside the hull
| 1.64
|-
| 2
| Cl Collinder 69
| Cl Collinder 69
| Inside the hull
| 2.8
|-
| 3
| Tabit
| HIP 22449
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 3.19
|-
| 4
| Meissa A
| HIP 26207
| Constellation lines
| 3.47
|-
| 5
| Meissa
| HIP 26207
| Inside the hull
| 3.66
|-
| 6
| π 4 Orionis
| HIP 22549
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 3.68
|-
| 7
| π 5 Orionis
| HIP 22797
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 3.73
|-
| 8
| ο 2 Orionis
| HIP 22957
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 4.06
|-
| 9
| ϕ 2 Orionis
| HIP 26366
| Constellation lines
| 4.09
|-
| 10
| 32 Ori
| HIP 25813
| Inside the hull
| 4.2
|-
| 11
| π 2 Orionis
| HIP 22509
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 4.35
|-
| 12
| ϕ 1 Orionis
| HIP 26176
| Inside the hull
| 4.41
|-
| 13
| π 6 Orionis
| HIP 23123
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 4.459
|-
| 14
| * 32 Ori A
| HIP 25813
| Inside the hull
| 4.46
|-
| 15
| ρ Orionis
| HIP 24331
| Inside the hull
| 4.48
|-
| 16
| ψ 2 Orionis
| HIP 25473
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 4.611
|-
| 17
| π 1 Orionis
| HIP 22845
| Inside the hull
| 4.648
|-
| 18
| 11 Ori
| HIP 23607
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 4.661
|-
| 19
| 15 Ori
| HIP 24010
| Inside the hull
| 4.82
|-
| 20
| 23 Ori
| HIP 25142
| Constellation lines
| 5
|-
| 21
| -
| HIP 24197
| Constellation lines
| 5.163
|-
| 22
| 6 Ori
| HIP 22833
| Constellation lines
| 5.184
|-
| 23
| -
| HIP 22834
| Inside the hull
| 5.324
|-
| 24
| 21 Ori
| HIP 24817
| Constellation lines
| 5.325
|-
| 25
| 38 Ori
| HIP 26126
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 5.326
|-
| 26
| 16 Ori
| HIP 23983
| Inside the hull
| 5.43
|-
| 27
| -
| HIP 24450
| Inside the hull
| 5.494
|-
| 28
| * lam Ori B
| HR 1880
| Inside the hull
| 5.51
|-
| 29
| 116 Tau
| HIP 25555
| Constellation lines
| 5.515
|-
| 30
| 18 Ori
| HIP 24555
| Inside the hull
| 5.515
|-
| 31
| 35 Ori
| HIP 26093
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 5.593
|-
| 32
| -
| HIP 26215
| Inside the hull
| 5.638
|-
| 33
| * i Ori A
| HIP 23879
| Inside the hull
| 5.72
|-
| 34
| * n01 Ori A
| HIP 25861
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 5.74
|-
| 35
| * 32 Ori B
| HIP 25813
| Inside the hull
| 5.76
|-
| 36
| -
| HIP 25041
| Inside the hull
| 5.8
|-
| 37
| -
| HIP 26487
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 5.852
|-
| 38
| -
| HIP 24203
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 5.89
|-
| 39
| -
| HIP 25790
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 5.934
|-
| 40
| -
| HIP 24349
| Inside the hull
| 6.09
|-
| 41
| 110 Tau
| HIP 25216
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 6.096
|-
| 42
| W Ori
| HIP 23680
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 6.1
|-
| 43
| -
| HIP 25502
| Inside the hull
| 6.182
|-
| 44
| CK Ori
| HIP 25785
| Inside the hull
| 6.202
|-
| 45
| V1649 Ori
| HIP 25205
| Inside the hull
| 6.334
|-
| 46
| -
| HIP 25638
| Inside the hull
| 6.34
|-
| 47
| -
| HIP 25453
| Inside the hull
| 6.399
|-
| 48
| -
| HIP 24607
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 6.408
|-
| 49
| -
| HIP 22938
| Inside the hull
| 6.42
|-
| 50
| -
| HIP 24960
| Inside the hull
| 6.43
|-
| 51
| -
| HIP 22923
| Inside the hull
| 6.485
|}


== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
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* [[References]] (general)
* [[References]] (general)


[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:American]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:Lokono]]
[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:American]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:Lokono]] [[Category:Ori]]

Latest revision as of 06:37, 21 July 2026

Authors: Youla Azkarrula

Lokono constellation: Kwakoya in the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Konrad Rybka)
Kwakoya (Kwakoya)
Asterism Info
Native
Kwakoya
RomanisationKwakoya
Translation
Spirit of the blue crab
Position (2000)
Right ascension72.46004669 to 84.50466188
Declination1.03702886 to 16.69926562
Area145.38 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars51
Bayer/Flamsteed
stars		35
Stars brighter than 3.00m2
Brightest starBellatrix (1.64m)
Taxonomy
category
of asterism		constellation
IAU-
constellations		Ori, Tau

Kwakoya is an Arawakan constellation name from Lokono. This constellation is referring to spirit of the blue crab.

Etymology and History

Spelling Variants

Origin of Constellation

The constellation Kwakoya ‘Spirit of the blue crab’ is still known in the Lokono communities closer to the coast, which practice the annual crab feats. The crab species is likely the same as that represented by the Kari’na constellation Kusa yumï ‘Father of the blue crab’ (Ucides cordatus). The constellation appears in the east in the middle of July. By the beginning of August, it is high in the sky, signaling that the crabs arrive at the beaches to lay their eggs. At this time, the Lokono and other indigenous groups of the area congregate to the shore of the Atlantic to catch the marching crabs. The crabs are considered a delicacy and when the villagers return to the communities with the catch, large feasts are organized during which the crabs are eaten. The Penard brothers write that Kwakoya appears when the crabs come to lay their eggs in May and June but this appears to be incorrect, both given that crabs march later and that the constellation recognized by the modern Lokono is not visible in May and June from the Guianas.[1][2]

Mythology / Religion

All HIP Stars within this constellation

Convex Hull for the stars inside Kwakoya (CC BY Konrad Rybka).
id Label IAU design. description Vmag
1 Bellatrix HIP 25336 Inside the hull 1.64
2 Cl Collinder 69 Cl Collinder 69 Inside the hull 2.8
3 Tabit HIP 22449 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.19
4 Meissa A HIP 26207 Constellation lines 3.47
5 Meissa HIP 26207 Inside the hull 3.66
6 π 4 Orionis HIP 22549 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.68
7 π 5 Orionis HIP 22797 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.73
8 ο 2 Orionis HIP 22957 Constellation lines (Vertex) 4.06
9 ϕ 2 Orionis HIP 26366 Constellation lines 4.09
10 32 Ori HIP 25813 Inside the hull 4.2
11 π 2 Orionis HIP 22509 Constellation lines (Vertex) 4.35
12 ϕ 1 Orionis HIP 26176 Inside the hull 4.41
13 π 6 Orionis HIP 23123 Constellation lines (Vertex) 4.459
14 * 32 Ori A HIP 25813 Inside the hull 4.46
15 ρ Orionis HIP 24331 Inside the hull 4.48
16 ψ 2 Orionis HIP 25473 Constellation lines (Vertex) 4.611
17 π 1 Orionis HIP 22845 Inside the hull 4.648
18 11 Ori HIP 23607 Constellation lines (Vertex) 4.661
19 15 Ori HIP 24010 Inside the hull 4.82
20 23 Ori HIP 25142 Constellation lines 5
21 - HIP 24197 Constellation lines 5.163
22 6 Ori HIP 22833 Constellation lines 5.184
23 - HIP 22834 Inside the hull 5.324
24 21 Ori HIP 24817 Constellation lines 5.325
25 38 Ori HIP 26126 Constellation lines (Vertex) 5.326
26 16 Ori HIP 23983 Inside the hull 5.43
27 - HIP 24450 Inside the hull 5.494
28 * lam Ori B HR 1880 Inside the hull 5.51
29 116 Tau HIP 25555 Constellation lines 5.515
30 18 Ori HIP 24555 Inside the hull 5.515
31 35 Ori HIP 26093 Constellation lines (Vertex) 5.593
32 - HIP 26215 Inside the hull 5.638
33 * i Ori A HIP 23879 Inside the hull 5.72
34 * n01 Ori A HIP 25861 Constellation lines (Vertex) 5.74
35 * 32 Ori B HIP 25813 Inside the hull 5.76
36 - HIP 25041 Inside the hull 5.8
37 - HIP 26487 Constellation lines (Vertex) 5.852
38 - HIP 24203 Constellation lines (Vertex) 5.89
39 - HIP 25790 Constellation lines (Vertex) 5.934
40 - HIP 24349 Inside the hull 6.09
41 110 Tau HIP 25216 Constellation lines (Vertex) 6.096
42 W Ori HIP 23680 Constellation lines (Vertex) 6.1
43 - HIP 25502 Inside the hull 6.182
44 CK Ori HIP 25785 Inside the hull 6.202
45 V1649 Ori HIP 25205 Inside the hull 6.334
46 - HIP 25638 Inside the hull 6.34
47 - HIP 25453 Inside the hull 6.399
48 - HIP 24607 Constellation lines (Vertex) 6.408
49 - HIP 22938 Inside the hull 6.42
50 - HIP 24960 Inside the hull 6.43
51 - HIP 22923 Inside the hull 6.485

IAU Working Group on Star Names

References

  1. ↑ Penard, Frederik Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. 1907. De Menschetende Aanbidders Der Zonneslang. Paramaribo: H.B. Heyde.
  2. ↑ Rybka, Konrad (online). Lokono sky culture in Stellarium, https://github.com/stellarium/stellarium , printed in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds., 2022), Astronomy in Culture --Cultures of Astronomy. Astronomie in der Kultur--Kulturen der Astronomie.: Featuring the Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting at the Annual Conference of the Astronomische Gesselschafb Sept. 14-16, 2021, tredition, Ahrensburg (Germany): 706-726.
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