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1. iau.org › news › pressreleasesIAU Formally Approves 227 Star Names | Press Releases | IAU

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   Nov 24, 2016 · WGSN has now established a new catalogue of IAU star names, with the first set of 227 approved names published on the IAU website. Composed of an international group of astronomers, the Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) is an initiative that stemmed from the IAU Division C (Education, Outreach, and Heritage).

2. iau.org › static › scienceDIVISION C / WORKING GROUP STAR NAMES - iau.org

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   WG Star Names (WGSN) was first approved as an IAU Working Group by the Ex- ecutive Committee and Division C in May 2016 and has become a functional working group.

3. www.astronomytrek.com › news › iau-officiallyIAU Officially Approves 227 Star Names - astronomytrek.com

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   Dec 12, 2016 · The WGSN currently has 227 star names published on the IAU site under its Naming Stars page, many of which have been long-used by stargazers. In fact, the catalogue includes 18 star names that were approved by the ‘IAU Executive Committee Working Group for Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites’ in December 2015, including 5 ...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › IAU_Working_Group_on_StarIAU Working Group on Star Names - Wikipedia

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   The International Astronomical Union (IAU) established a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) in May 2016 to catalog and standardize proper names for stars for the international astronomical community. [1] It operates under Division C – Education, Outreach and Heritage.

5. www.iau.org › public › themesBuying Star Names | IAU - International Astronomical Union

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   The IAU has formally recognised a few hundred proper names for stars via the Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) and some exoplanet host stars via the IAU competition, NameExoWorlds. The WGSN is also in the process of cataloguing the names of stars from cultures around the world.

6. spacenews.com › international-astronomical-unionInternational Astronomical Union Formally Approves 227 Star ...

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   Nov 28, 2016 · WGSN has now established a new catalogue of IAU star names, with the first set of 227 approved names published on the IAU website.

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   How many new star names are there?

   • The next additions were done on 1 February 2017 (13 new star names), 30 June 2017 (29), 5 September 2017 (41), 19 November 2017 (3) and 6 June 2018 (17). All 330 names are included in the current List of IAU-approved Star Names, last updated on 1 June 2018.

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8. phys.org › news › 2016-11-iau-formally-starIAU formally approves 227 star names - Phys.org

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   The creation of a specialised IAU Working Group, the Working Group on Star Names (WGSN), was approved by the IAU Executive Committee in May 2016 to formalise star names that have been used