Name of this shape derived from a convex body by reflections?

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Let $P$ be a convex polygon, and $x \in P$ a point inside $P$. Reflect $x$ in each edge of $P$, and connect the reflections in the same order as the edges, producing a new polygon $P^*$. For example:


          ReflPt2
          The blue polygon is $P$. The red polygon is $P^*$.
Note that $P^*$ is not necessarily convex; nor is it always true that $P^* \supset P$.

Does this reflected object have a name in the literature? Perhaps for (smooth) convex bodies, and perhaps in arbitrary dimensions?

It could as well be defined for nonconvex $P$. I would name it the reflect of $P$ with respect to $x$. This object has come up in my work, and it would be useful to know if there is any literature on its properties.