Xi Aquilae b
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Xi Aquilae b (abbreviated ξ Aquilae b, ξ Aql b), formally named Fortitudo Template:IPAc-en, is an extrasolar planet approximately 184 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Aquila. The planet was discovered orbiting the yellow giant star Xi Aquilae in 2008. The planet has a minimum mass of 2.8 Jupiter and a period of 137 days.[1]
Name
Following its discovery the planet was designated Xi Aquilae b. In July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars.[2] The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names.[3] In December 2015, the IAU announced the winning name was Fortitudo for this planet.[4]
The winning name was submitted by Libertyer, a student club at Hosei University of Tokyo, Japan. Fortitudo is Latin for 'fortitude'. Aquila is Latin for 'eagle', a symbol of fortitude – emotional and mental strength in the face of adversity.[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ NameExoWorlds: An IAU Worldwide Contest to Name Exoplanets and their Host Stars. IAU.org. 9 July 2014
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- ↑ Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released, International Astronomical Union, 15 December 2015.
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