Sterrennacht
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | The Sterrennacht |
|---|---|
| Translation | Starry Night |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 354.774209 |
| Declination | 42.465973 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Sterrennacht (10.54m) |
| exoplanets | 1 (Nachtwacht) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | And |
Sterrennacht is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Dutch. It is the name of HAT-P-6 in constellation And.
Etymology and History
The Sterrennacht (Starry Night) is a world-famous painting by Dutch grand master Van Gogh that was painted in France in 1889 and now belongs to the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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
