Hypatia
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Hypatia is an IAU name for an exoplanet. Its host star is Edasich in the constellation of Draco. Suggested by the country of Spain, it follows the name theme NEWC 2015
Etymology and History
Hypatia was a famous Greek astronomer, mathmatician, and philosopher. She was head of the Neo-Platonic school at Alexandria in the early 5th century, until murdered by a Christian mob in 415.
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/
