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Dombay

Designations

  • Hungarian Automated Telescope: HAT-P-3

Data

  • Constellation: Ursa Major
  • Apparent Magnitude: 11.58
  • Right Ascension (J2000): 13h44m22.25s
  • Declination (J2000): +48°02'00".9
  • Distance: 439.8±0.8ly

Nomenclature

Dombay

The star was named as part of the NameExoWorlds 2019 contest by Russia. Dombay was named for the Домба́й Dombay region of the North Caucasus, a resort region whose wildlife includes bears, alluding to Ursa Major. Its exoplanet companion was named Teberda after the Теберда́ Teberda river, a river with rapid flow, alluding to the planet's rapid motion around its host star.

Sources

  • IAU WGSN. IAU-Catalog of Star Names (CSN). link.
  • Stellarium Contributors. Stellarium Astronomy Software. link.
  • IAU. NameExoWorlds 2019 Approved Names. link.
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