Sterrennacht

Sterrennacht is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Dutch. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, HAT-P-6) in constellation And.

Etymology and History

The Sterrennacht (Starry Night) is a world-famous painting by Dutch grand master Van Gogh that was painted in France in 1889 and now belongs to the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Mythology

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17.

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Reference

source: https://xing.fmi.uni-jena.de/mediawiki/index.php/Sterrennacht