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Exo-Planets

Abol, named after the first of three rounds in Ethiopian traditional coffee ceremony. It orbits the star Buna.

Ægir, named after the sea god of Norse mythology. It orbits the star Ran.

Agouto, named after the highest mountain in Togo. It orbits the star Atakoraka.

Albmi, named after ‘sky’ in the Northern Sami language. It orbits the star Násti.

Alef, named after the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It orbits the star Tevel.

Amateru, named after Amaterasu, Japanese sun goddess. It orbits the star Ain.

Arber, named after the inhabitants of Albania during the Middle Ages. It orbits the star Illyrian.

Arion, named after an Ancient Greek poet. It orbits the star Musica.

Arkas, named after the Son of Zeus and Callisto in Greek myth. It orbits the star Intercrus.

Asye, named after Earth goddess from Akan mythology. It orbits the star Nyamien.

Aumatex, named after the god of the wind in Taíno mythology. It orbits the star Koeia.

Awasis, which means 'child' in the Cree language of Canada. It orbits the star Nikawiy.

Babylonia, named after a kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia. It orbits the star Uruk.

Bagan, named after Bagan, an ancient city in Myanmar. It orbits the star Ayeyarwady.

Baiduri, which means 'opal' in Malay. It orbits the star Intan.

Bambaruush, named after Mongolian for ‘bear cub’. It orbits the star Mazaalai.

Barajeel, named after a wind tower used to re-direct wind flow as a form of air conditioning. It orbits the star Sharjah. 

Beirut, named after Capital and largest city in Lebanon. It orbits the star Phoenicia.

Bélisama, named after the Gaulish goddess of fire, the hearth, metallurgy, and glasswork. It orbits the star Bélénos.

Bendida, named after Bendis, a Thracian goddess of the moon and hunting. It orbits the star Tangra.

Bocaprins, named after the Boca Prins beach in Arikok National Park. It orbits the star Malmok.

Boinayel, named after Boinayel, god of rain from Taíno mythology. It orbits the star Márohu.

Brahe, named after a Danish astronomer. It orbits the star Copernicus.

Bran, named after the canine son of Tuiren and cousin of hero Fionn mac Cumhaill from Irish mythology. It orbits the star Tuiren.

Buru, which means ‘dust’ in the Dholuo language. It orbits the star Kalausi.

Caleuche, named after the ghost ship from the Chilote mythology of Southern Chile. It orbits the star Pincoya.

Cayahuanca, which means 'rock looking at the stars' in Nahuatl. It orbits the star Citalá.

Chura, which means 'natural beauty' in the Ryukyuan and Okinawan languages. It orbits the star Kamuy.

Cruinlagh, which means ‘to orbit’ in Manx Gaelic. It orbits the star Gloas.

Cuptor, named after the baking and drying chamber formerly used in Mauritius. It orbits the star Diya.

Dagon, named after the fertility god of Levantine mythology. It orbits the star Fomalhaut .

Dimidium, which means ‘half’ in latin. It orbits the star Helvetios.

Ditsö̀, the name given to the first Bribri people by the god Sibö̀ in Talamancan mythology. It orbits the star Diwö.

Dopere, named after the north Senegalese area containing the water source of Belel. It orbits the star Belel.

Draugr, from Norse myth. It is the name of the dead buried in mounds who haunted the living. It orbits the star Lich. 

Drukyul, the native name of Bhutan. It orbits the star Gakyid.

Dulcinea, named after a character from Don Quixote. It orbits the star Cervantes.

Eburonia, named after the Eburones people, a prominent Celtic tribe. It orbits the star Nervia.

Eiger, named after a prominent peak in the Bernese Alps. It orbits the star Mönch.

Equiano, named after Olaudah Equiano, Nigerian writer and abolitionist. It orbits the star Amadioha.

Eyeke, which means ‘near’ in the Waorani language. It orbits the star Nenque.

Finlay, named after Carlos Finlay, Cuban epidemiologist. It orbits the star Felixvarela.

Fold, which means 'earth/soil' in Old Icelandic. It orbits the star Funi.

Fortitudo, which means  'Fortitude' in Latin. It orbits the star Libertas.

Galileo, named after an Italian astronomer. It orbits the star Copernicus.

Ganja, named after the ancient capital of Azerbaijan. It orbits the star Mahsati.

Ġgantija, named after the megalithic temple complex on the Maltese island of Gozo. It orbits the star Sansuna.

Göktürk, named after Turkic peoples who established the First Turkic Khaganate. It orbits the star Anadolu.

Guarani, named after the Guaraní people of southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. It orbits the star Tupi.

Haik, named after the successor to Aman Sinaya as god of the sea in Tagalog mythology. It orbits the star Amansinaya.

Hairu, which means  'unity' in the Makhuwa language. It orbits the star Emiw.

Halla, named after the highest mountain in South Korea. It orbits the star Baekdu.

Hämarik, which means 'twilight' in Estonian. It orbits the star Koit.

Harriot, named after an English astronomer. It orbits the star Copernicus.

Hiisi, named after sacred localities and evil spirits from Finnic mythology. It orbits the star Horna .

Hypatia, named after a female Greek astronomer and philosopher. It orbits the star Edasich.

Ibirapitá, named after a tree native to Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. It orbits the star Ceibo.

Indépendance, named after the Haitian Declaration of Independence. It orbits the star Citadelle.

Iolaus, named after the nephew of Heracles from Greek mythology. It orbits the star Lerna.

Isagel, named after a character from Aniara by Swedish poet Harry Martinson. It orbits the star Aniara.

Isli, named after a lake in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It orbits the star Tislit.

Ixbalanqué, named after one of twin gods who became the Moon in K'iche' mythology. It orbits the star Hunaphú.

Iztok, named after Character from ‘pod svobodnim soncem’ by Slovene author Fran Saleški Finžgar. It orbits the star Irena.

Janssen, named after Dutch astronomer. It orbits the star Copernicus.

Jebus, named after the ancient name of Jerusalem. It orbits the star Moriah.

Kavian, which means  'relating to Kaveh' from the epic poem Shahnameh by Persian poet Ferdowsi. It orbits the star Kaveh.

Kererū, named after the Māori name for the New Zealand pigeon. It orbits the star Karaka.

Khomsa, named after the palm shaped amulet popular in Tunisia. It orbits the star Chechia.

Koyopa', which means 'lightning' in the Kʼicheʼ language. It orbits the star Tojil.

Kráľomoc, named after 'Jupiter' in ancient Slovak. It orbits the star Chasoň.

Krotoa, named after !Uriǁ'aeǀona translator, community builder, and educator during the founding of Cape Colony. It orbits the star Naledi.

Laligurans, which means ‘rhododendron’ in the Nepali language. It orbits the star Sagarmatha.

Leklsullun, which means ‘child/children’  in the Pitkern language. It orbits the star Uklun.

Lete, named after the Italian spelling of Lethe, the underworld river of fog from Greek mythology. It orbits the star Flegetonte.

Lipperhey, named after a Dutch lensmaker. It orbits the star Copernicus.

Madalitso which means  'blessings' in the Nyanja language. It orbits the star Natasha.

Madriu, named after Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. It orbits the star Arcalís.

Maeping, named after Ping River in Thailand. It orbits the star Chaophraya.

Magor, named after the ancestor of the Magyars in Hungarian mythology. It orbits the star Hunor.

Majriti, named after Muslim astronomer. It orbits the star Titawin.

Makropulos, named after Věc Makropulos by Czech playwright Karel Čapek. It orbits the star Absolutno.

Mastika, named after ‘gem/jewel’ in Malay. It orbits the star Gumala.

Melquíades, named after Character from the novel ‘Cien años de soledad’ by Gabriel García Márquez. It orbits the star Macondo.

Meztli, named after the Aztec god of the night and moon. It orbits the star Tonatiuh.

Mintome, named after Fang, the word for a mythical land where a brotherhood of brave men live. It orbits the star Itonda.

Mulchatna, named after Mulchatna River in southwestern Alaska, United States. It orbits the star Nushagak.

Nachtwacht, named after Nachtwacht, painted by Rembrandt. It orbits the star Sterrennacht.

Nakanbé, named after Nakanbé river in Burkina Faso and Ghana. It orbits the star Mouhoun.

Naqaỹa, which means 'brother-family-relative' in the Mocoví language. It orbits the star Nosaxa.

Naron, named after the ancient Celtic name for the Neretva river in the Balkans. It orbits the star Bosona.

Negoiu, named after the second highest peak in the Romanian Făgăraș mountain range. It orbits the star Moldoveanu.

Neri, named after Neri River in southern Ethiopia. It orbits the star Mago.

Noifasui, which which means 'revolve around' in the Nias language. It orbits the star Dofida.

Onasilos, named after the oldest recorded doctor in Cyprus. It orbits the star Alasia.

Orbitar, named after Neologism. It orbits the star Fafnir.

Peitruss, named after Pétrusse river in Luxembourg. It orbits the star Lucilinburhuc.

Perwana, which means ‘moth’ in Urdu. It orbits the star Shama.

Phobetor, named after Greek myth. It orbits the star Lich.

Pipitea, named after Small pearls found in Penrhyn lagoon. It orbits the star Poerava.

Pirx, named after Character from the books of Polish author Stanisław Lem. It orbits the star Solaris.

Pollera, named after Traditional women's costume for the El Punto dance of Panama. It orbits the star Montuno.

Poltergeist, which means ‘noisy ghost’ in German. It orbits the star Lich.

Quijote, named after Character from Don Quixote. It orbits the star Cervantes.

Ramajay, which means ‘to sing and make music’ in Trinidadian Creole. It orbits the star Dingolay.

Riosar, named after Sar River in Spain, featured in the works of Galician poet Rosalía de Castro. It orbits the star Rosalíadecastro.

Rocinante, named after a character from Don Quixote. It orbits the star Cervantes .

Saffar, named after a Muslim astronomer. It orbits the star Titawin.

Samagiya, which means ‘togetherness/unity’ in the Sinhalese language. It orbits the star Sāmaya.

Samh, named after a Muslim astronomer. It orbits the star Titawin.

Sancho, named after a character from Don Quixote. It orbits the star Cervantes.

Santamasa, which means ‘clouded’ in Sanskrit. It orbits the star Bibhā.

Sazum, named after the traditional name of Yuchi Township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It orbits the star Formosa.

Sissi, named after a character from the 1955 Austrian film ‘Sissi’. It orbits the star Franz.

Smertrios, named after the Gallic god of war. It orbits the star Ogma.

Spe, which means ‘Hope’ in Latin. It orbits the star Veritate.

Staburags, named after a rock with symbolic meaning from Latvian poem Staburags un Liesma. It orbits the star Liesma.

Sumajmajta, named after a character from ‘Way to the Sun’ by Peruvian writer Abraham Valdelomar. It orbits the star Inquill.

Surt, named after the ruler of Muspelheim from Norse mythology. It orbits the star Muspelheim.

Tadmor, named after the ancient Palmyrene and modern Arabic name for Palmyra. It orbits the star Errai.

Tanzanite, named after the Tanzanite mineral. It orbits the star Mpingo.

Taphao Kaew, named after a Thai folktale character. It orbits the star Chalawan.

Taphao Thong, named after a Thai folktale character. It orbits the star Chalawan.

Tassili, named after Tassili n'Ajjer UNESCO World Heritage Site. It orbits the star Hoggar.

Teberda, named after the Teberda River in the Dombay region of Russia. It orbits the star Dombay.

Thestias, named after the Greek myth. It orbits the star Pollux.

Toge, which means ‘earring’ in the Ewe language. It orbits the star Sika.

Tondra, which means ‘nap’ in Bengali. It orbits the star Timir.

Trimobe, named after a rich ogre from Malagasy mythology. It orbits the star Rapeto.

Tryzub, named after the Tryzub, the coat of arms of Ukraine. It orbits the star Berehynia.

Tumearandu, named after the son of the original man and woman of the universe in Guaraní mythology. It orbits the star Tupã.

Ugarit, named after the city where scribes devised the Ugaritic alphabet. It orbits the star Ebla.

Umbäässa, which means 'small ant' in the Triesenberg dialect of southern Liechtenstein. It orbits the star Pipoltr.

Veles, named after Veles, Slavic deity of earth, waters, and the underworld. It orbits the star Stribor.

Victoriapeak, named after Victoria Peak, a hill on Hong Kong Island. It orbits the star Lionrock.

Viculus, named after ‘little village’ in Latin. It orbits the star Parumleo.

Viriato, named after Viriathus, leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion. It orbits the star Lusitânia.

Vlasina, named after the Vlasina River in southeastern Serbia. It orbits the star Morava.

Vytis, named after Vytis, the coat of arms of Lithuania. It orbits the star Taika.

Wadirum, named after Wadi Rum, largest valley in Jordan. It orbits the star Petra.

Wangshu, named after the Chinese goddess of the Moon. It orbits the star Xihe.

Xólotl, named after ‘animal’ in Nahuatl; god of fire and lightning in Aztec mythology. It orbits the star Axólotl.

Xolotlan, named after the second largest lake in Nicaragua. It orbits the star Cocibolca.

Yanyan, which means ‘boy’ in the Boonwurrung language. It orbits the star Bubup.

Yvaga, which means ‘paradise’ in the Guarani language. It orbits the star Tapecue.

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