Paikauhale
Paikauhale is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Hawaii'ian. It is the name of HIP 81266 (τ Sco, HR 6165) in constellation Sco.
Etymology and History
Au-haele, Hōkū-‘ula, and Paikauhale are documented as three stars in a line, running from north to south. Two of the most reliable sources – Mary Puku‘i and Rubellite Johnson – both identify Hōkū-‘ula as Antares (α Sco), which makes Au-haele Alniyat (σ Sco) and Paikauhale τ Sco.
"Paikauhale" (pă'i-kă'u-hā'-le) literally translates to "to go gadding about from house to house" in the Hawaiian language, according to the Pukuʻi & Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary[1].
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2018/08/10.
As a red giant roughly 3x the mass of the Sun that has already left the main-sequence and blew up to a size of 71 solar radii.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Johnson, Mahelona and Ruggles (2015), Nā Inoa Hōkū, p. 201
