Dimidium

Dimidium  is an IAU name for an exoplanet. Its host star is Helvetios  in the constellation of Pegasus. Suggested by the country of Switzerland, it follows the name theme NEWC 2015

Etymology and History

Dimidium is Latin for "half", referring to the planet's massof at least half the mass of Jupiter. 

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN in the 20xx NameExoWorlds Campaign (NEWC).

Weblinks

• Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

Reference

• References (general)