Heryibwia

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Eric Mamajek, ASE Tech Team

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Heryibwia

Asterism Info
Native	Heryib Wia
Translation	The Middle of the Boat
Position (2000)
Right ascension	274.4068217
Declination	-36.76169016
Area	0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Brightest star	Heryibwia (3.11m)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	IAU-Star Name
IAU- constellations	Sgr

Heryibwia is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is ancient Egyptian. It is the name of the star η Sgr in constellation Sagittarius.

Concordance, Etymology, History

For details see Wia.

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026.

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Reference

• References (general)
• References (early modern)
• Ian Ridpath's website (Star Tales )