Axólotl
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Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Axólotl |
|---|---|
| Translation | water animal |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 359.974298 |
| Declination | -22.428116 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Axólotl (8.23m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Xólotl) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Cet |
Axólotl is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Nahuatl. It is the name of HIP 118319 (HD 224693) in constellation Cet.
Etymology and History
Axólotl means water animal in the native Nahuatl language, which is a unique and culturally significant endemic amphibious species from the basin of Mexico.
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
