Chamukuy
- HIP
- 20894
- Designation
- 78 The-2 Tau
- Bayer designation
- θ2 Tau
- Visual magnitude
- 3.4
- Constellation
- Bull
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-09-05
The IAU catalogue's account
The Yucatec Maya identify Theta Tauri as chamukuy, the name of a small bird.
- Source language
- Yucatec
- Reference
- Milbrath, Susan (1999). Star Gods of the Maya. p.253.; Sosa, John (1985). The Maya Sky, the Maya World: A Symbolic Analysis of Yucatec Maya Cosmology. p.341.
Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.
This star is not part of any chain in the strict sub-corpus.
H1
Other named stars of this constellation: