Mazaalai
HAT-P-21
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 11.56 mag
- Right ascension
- 171.2749°
- Declination
- 41.028°
- Designation
- HAT-P-21
- IAU name adopted
- 2020-02-24
- Name language
- Mongolian
- Name origin (IAU)
- 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.
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
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Constellation
In everyday life
- At magnitude 11.6 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- Declination 41° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.
- Its IAU name «Mazaalai» comes from Mongolian (IAU Working Group on Star Names).
Worked out from this object's official values.