Baekdu
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | 백두산 |
|---|---|
| Translation | the highest mountain on the Korean peninsula |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 224.201473 |
| Declination | 74.900923 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Baekdu (6.83m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Halla) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | UMi |
Baekdu is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Korean. It is the name of HIP 73136 (8 UMi, HD 133086) in constellation UMi.
Etymology and History
Baekdu is the highest mountain on the Korean peninsula, situated in North Korea, and symbolises the national spirit of Korea.
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
