Tianyi
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Tianyi is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Chinese. It is the name of HIP 62423 (7 Dra, HR 4863) in constellation Dra.
Etymology and History
Chinese single-star asterism: heavenly unity.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/06/30.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Rufus+Tien (1945) on the Suzhou Map, Sun and Kistemaker (1997) evaluating Han sources, Sun Shuwei (2022) on the Su Song Map
