HD 148427
HD 148427 is a 7th-magnitude K-type subgiant star approximately 193 light years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its mass is 45% greater than the Sun, and it is three times the size and six times more luminous, although its age is 2½ billion years. In August 2009, it was found to have a planet.
HD 148427, and its planet HD 148427b, were chosen as part of the 2019 NameExoWorlds campaign organised by the International Astronomical Union, which assigned each country a star and planet to be named. HD 148427 was assigned to Bangladesh. The winning proposal name for the star is Timir meaning darkness in Bengali language, alluding to the star being far away in the darkness of space. The winning proposal name for the planet is Tondra meaning nap in Bengali language, alluding to the symbolic notion that the planet was asleep until discovered.
