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      • The catalogue includes 18 star names approved by the IAU Executive Committee Working Group for Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites in December 2015 (which included 5 ancient names and 14 new names proposed and voted on by the public via the NameExoWorlds contest), and 209 recently approved names from deliberations by the WGSN.
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      IAU Formally Approves 227 Star Names | Press Releases | IAU

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

    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).

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_proper_names_of_starsList of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

    All 336 names are included in the current List of IAU-approved Star Names. [1] In 2019, the IAU organised its IAU 100 NameExoWorlds campaign to name exoplanets and their host stars.

    Constellation
    Designation
    Modern Proper Name
    Lynx
    XO-5
    Absolutno
    Eridanus
    θ 1 Eridani A
    Acamar
    Eridanus
    α Eridani A
    Achernar
    Cassiopeia
    η Cassiopeiae A
    Achird

    See full list on en.wikipedia.org

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

    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 ...

  6. www.iau.org › news › pressreleasesIAU Approves 86 New Star Names From Around the World | Press ...

    Dec 11, 2017 · The International Astronomical Union’s Working Group on Star Names formally approved 86 new names for stars, which are now in the IAU stellar name catalogue. The catalogue now contains the approved names of 313 stars.

  7. earthsky.org › human-world › iau-approves-227-star-namesIAU formally approves 227 star names | Human World - EarthSky

    Nov 28, 2016 · Late last week (November 24, 2016), the group that has traditionally given “official” names to things in space – the International Astronomical Union (IAU) – announced that it has now officially...

  8. www.universetoday.com › 132127 › 227-stars-given227 Stars Given Names By International Astronomical Union

    Nov 26, 2016 · The 227 names that have been released include 209 recently approved names by the WGSN, plus the 18 stars that the IAU Executive Committee Working Group for Public Naming of Planets and Planetary...

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

    Nov 29, 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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