Lusitânia
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Lusitania
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Lusitânia |
|---|---|
| Translation | ancient name of the western region of the Iberic Peninsula |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 97.304966 |
| Declination | 10.933891 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Lusitânia (8.1m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Viriato) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Mon |
Lusitânia is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is NEWC. It is the name of HIP 30905 (HD 45652) in constellation Mon.
Etymology and History
Lusitânia is the ancient name of the western region of the Iberic Peninsula where the Lusitanian people lived and where most of modern-day Portugal is situated.
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
