Ligong
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Eric Mamajek, ASE Tech Team
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | 離宮 |
|---|---|
| Translation | a secondary or temporary palace |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 341.6328246 |
| Declination | 23.5656561 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Ligong (3.93m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Peg |
Ligong is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Chinese. It is the name of the star λ Peg in constellation Pegasus.
Concordance, Etymology, History
For details see Yingshi & Ligong (營室、離宮).
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026.
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Reference
- References (general)
- References (early modern)
- Ian Ridpath's website (Star Tales )
