Bélénos
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Bélénos |
|---|---|
| Translation | god of light, of the Sun, and of health in Gaulish mythology |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 21.302148 |
| Declination | 28.566695 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Bélénos (7.12m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Bélisama) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Psc |
Bélénos is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is French. It is the name of HIP 6643 (HD 8574) in constellation Psc.
Etymology and History
Bélénos was the god of light, of the Sun, and of health in Gaulish mythology.
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
