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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).
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...
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.
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 ...
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...
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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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.
