Alasia

Alasia 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 HIP90004. (, HD 168746) in constellation Ser.

Etymology and History

Alasia is the first historically recorded name of Cyprus, dating back to mid-fifteenth century BCE.

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