IAU Working Group on Star Names
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IAU Working Group on Star Names
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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. It operates under Division C – Education, Outreach and Heritage. The IAU states that it is keen to make a distinction between the terms name and designation. To the IAU, name refers to the term used for a star in everyday conversation, while designation is solely alphanumerical, and used almost excl
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IAU group to catalog and standardize proper names for stars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_Working_Group_on_Star_Names
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2024-02-24T17:28:30Z
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