Berehynia
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Berehynia |
|---|---|
| Translation | hearth mother, protectress of the earth |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 66.248062 |
| Declination | 39.460642 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Berehynia (11.72m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Tryzub) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Per |
Berehynia is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Ukrainian. It is the name of HAT-P-15 in constellation Per.
Etymology and History
Berehynia was a Slavic deity of waters and riverbanks but in more recent times her status has been promoted to that of a national goddess — "hearth mother, protectress of the earth".
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
