Ayeyarwady
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Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Ayeyarwady |
|---|---|
| Translation | the largest and most important river in Myanmar |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 45.044402 |
| Declination | -20.802604 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Ayeyarwady (7.81m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Bagan) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Eri |
Ayeyarwady is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Burmese. It is the name of HIP 13993 (HD 18742) in constellation Eri.
Etymology and History
Ayeyarwady is the largest and most important river in Myanmar.
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
