Stars named after people
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stars-named-after-people-207-15290520
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Stars named after people
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Over the past few centuries, a small number of stars have been named after individual people. It is common in astronomy for objects to be given names, in accordance with accepted astronomical naming conventions. Most stars have not been given proper names, relying instead on alphanumeric designations in star catalogues. However, a few hundred had either long-standing traditional names or historic names from frequent usage. In addition, many stars have catalogue designations that contain the name
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_named_after_people
date created:
2005-08-15T01:44:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T03:47:25Z
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