Dilmun
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Dilmun |
|---|---|
| Translation | name of an ancient civilisation of the Bahrain archipelago and the eastern Arabian Peninsula |
| Position (2000) | |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Dilmun (m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Tylos) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Pup |
Dilmun is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Sumerian and Greek. It is the name of the star WASP-121 in constellation Pup.
Etymology and History
Dilmun was the Sumerian name of an ancient civilisation of the Bahrain archipelago and the eastern Arabian Peninsula.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2023/08/01.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- NEWC Bahrain: Names of ancient civilisations or places associated with the Bahrain archipelago.
