Flying Saucer
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann


Flying Saucer is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is English. It is the name of the star ... in constellation ... .
Concordance, Etymology, History
The name occures first in the title of the research paper Pontoppidan et al (2008).
Mythology
no mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026, as it has been in popular use among astrophysicists and listed in SIMBAD already.
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