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Monday, December 11, 2017

IAU approves 86 new star names from around the world

Traditionally, most star names used by astronomers have come from Arabic, GREEK, or Latin origins. Now, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Division C Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) has formally approved 86 new names for stars drawn from those used by other cultures, namely ...


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