Hoggar

Hoggar is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 21109 (HD 28678) in constellation Tau.

Etymology and History

Hoggar is the name of the main mountain range in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.

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