Citalá
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Citala
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Citalá |
|---|---|
| Translation | River of stars |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 105.0751488 |
| Declination | -5.367161369 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Citalá (6.282m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Cayahuanca) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Mon |
Citalá is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Nawat language. It is the name of HIP 33719 (HD 52265) in constellation Mon.
Etymology and History
Citalá means River of stars in the native Nahuat language.
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
