Mazalaai

Ursa Major · UMa · HAT-P-21

Mazaalai is the Mongolian name for the endangered Gobi bear subspecies (Ursus arctos gobiensis) of the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia, and the name of the first Mongolian satellite.

Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HAT-P-21

IAU adoption

2020/02/24

Name origin

Mazaalai is the Mongolian name for the endangered Gobi bear subspecies (Ursus arctos gobiensis) of the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia, and the name of the first Mongolian satellite.