Timir
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Timir |
|---|---|
| Translation | darkness |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 247.117296 |
| Declination | -13.399636 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Timir (6.89m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Tondra) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Oph |
Timir is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Bengali. It is the name of HIP 80687 (HD 148427) in constellation Oph.
Etymology and History
Timir means darkness in Bengali language, alluding to the star being far away in the darkness of space.
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
