Hiisi
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Hiisi is an IAU name for an exoplanet. Its host star is Horna in the constellation of Triangulum. Suggested by the country of Finland, it follows the name theme Terms associated with mystical, sacred, or evil places in ancient Finnish/Finnic mythology.
Etymology and History
Hiisi represents sacred localities and later evil spirits from Finnic mythology.
Mythology
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/
