Staburags

Staburags is an IAU name for an exoplanet. Its host star is Liesma in the constellation of UrsaMajor. Suggested by the country of Latvia, it follows the name theme Names of characters and places associated with the poem Staburags un Liesma by Latvian poet Fridrihs Malbergis (1824–1907).

Etymology and History

Staburags is the name of a character from the Latvian poem Staburags un Liesma, and denotes a rock with symbolic meaning in literature and history.

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)