Star in Mensa

Hoerikwaggo

α Men HR 2261 HIP 29271

the name of the constellation originally was Mons Mensae (Table Mountain) and not only "table"; this mountain had been called Sea-Mountain by Indigenous ethnics, in the Saan/ Khoe language spelled Huriǂoaxa, simplified …

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 2261

HIP

29271

Bayer ID

α Men

IAU adoption

2024/12/12

Name origin

the name of the constellation originally was Mons Mensae (Table Mountain) and not only "table"; this mountain had been called Sea-Mountain by Indigenous ethnics, in the Saan/ Khoe language spelled Huriǂoaxa, simplified in Africaans Hoerikwaggo.