Minelauva
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | من العوا |
|---|---|
| Translation | The bend (13th Arabic lunar mansion) |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 193.9008693 |
| Declination | 3.397468904 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Minelauva (3.38m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Vir |
Minelauva is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 63090 (δ Vir, HR 4910) in constellation Vir.
Etymology and History
The 13th Arabic lunar station bears the name العوا) Al-ʿAwwā, The bend. It consists of 5 stars: β, η, γ, δ and ε Vir. "Auva" or "Minelauva" are mediaeval transliterations of this name that now names one of its stars.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/06/30.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
