Chalawan

Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula

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Chalawan

Asterism Info
Native	ชาละวัน
Translation	a mythological crocodile king from a Thai folktale
Position (2000)
Right ascension	150.991104
Declination	40.4302558
Area	0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Brightest star	Chalawan (5.05m)
exoplanets	2 (Taphao Thong, Taphao Kaew)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	IAU-Star Name
IAU- constellations	UMa

Chalawan is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Thai. It is the name of HIP 53721 (47 UMa, HR 4277) in constellation UMa.

Etymology and History

Chalawan is a mythological crocodile king from a Thai folktale.

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2015/12/15.

Weblinks

• Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

Reference

• References (general)
• 2015 NameExoWorlds