Gomez's Hamburger

proper noun

A young A0III-type star with an apparent magnitude of +14.4 in the constellation Sagittarius at a distance of 250 ±50 parsecs from Earth.

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IRAS 18059-3211
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA young A0III-type star with an apparent magnitude of +14.4 in the constellation Sagittarius at a distance of 250 ±50 parsecs from Earth.

    Synonyms: IRAS 18059-3211

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA young A0III-type star with an apparent magnitude of +14.4 in the constellation Sagittarius at a distance of 250 ±50 parsecs from Earth.

Similar
IRAS 18059-3211

Origin

Named for its discoverer, Chilean astronomer and astrophotographer Arturo Gómez, and for its resemblance to a hamburger (its protoplanetary disk the dark “burger” and the far sparser starlight-illuminated dust on either side the light “buns”) when viewed edge-on from Earth.

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Translations

Catalan Hamburguesa de Gómez
  • Hamburguesa de GómezA0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Dutch Gomez’s Hamburgernevel
  • Gomez’s HamburgernevelA0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
French Hamburger de Gomez
  • Hamburger de GomezA0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
German Gomez’s Hamburger
  • Gomez’s HamburgerA0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Italian Hamburger di Gomez
  • Hamburger di GomezA0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Japanese ゴメスのハンバーガー
  • ゴメスのハンバーガー (Gomezu no hanbāgā)A0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Norwegian Bokmål Gomez’ hamburger
  • Gomez’ hamburgerA0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Polish Hamburger Gomeza
  • Hamburger GomezaA0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Portuguese Hambúrguer do Gomez
  • Hambúrguer do GomezA0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Russian Га́мбургер Го́меса
  • Га́мбургер Го́меса (Gámburger Gómesa)A0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Spanish Hamburguesa de Gómez
  • Hamburguesa de GómezA0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Ukrainian Га́мбургер Го́меса
  • Га́мбургер Го́меса (Hámburher Hómesa)A0III-type star (V +14.4) in Sagittarius, 250 ±50 pc from Earth
Cite this entry
APA

Gomez's Hamburger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gomez's%20Hamburger

MLA

“Gomez's Hamburger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gomez's%20Hamburger. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gomez's Hamburger,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gomez's%20Hamburger.

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