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2. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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   In the table below, unless indicated by a "†", the "modern proper name" is the name approved by the WGSN and entered in the List of IAU-approved Star Names [1] or otherwise approved by the IAU. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple-star systems . [ 9 ]

3. Lists of star names - Wikipedia

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   In astronomy, star names, in contrast to star designations, are proper names of stars that have emerged from usage in pre-modern astronomical traditions. Lists of these names appear in the following articles: List of Arabic star names; List of Chinese star names; List of proper names of stars: traditional proper names in modern usage around ...

4. Stellar designations and names - Wikipedia

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   The Bright Star Catalogue, which is a star catalogue listing all stars of apparent magnitude 6.5 or brighter, or roughly every star visible to the naked eye from Earth, contains 9,096 stars. [1] The most voluminous modern catalogues list on the order of a billion stars, out of an estimated total of 200 to 400 billion in the Milky Way .

5. IAU Working Group on Star Names - Wikipedia

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   The informal names often attributed to other components in a physical multiple (e.g., Fomalhaut B) are treated as unofficial (albeit described as "useful nicknames"), and not included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. In the List, the components are clearly identified by their identifiers in the Washington Double Star Catalog. [4]

6. Lists of constellations - Wikipedia

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   IAU designated constellations – a list of the current, or "modern", constellations; Former constellations – a list of former constellations; Chinese constellations – traditional Chinese astronomy constellations; List of Nakshatras – sectors along the Moon's ecliptic; IAU designated constellations by area – a list of constellations ...

7. 35 Baby Names That Mean Star - AOL

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   Another star-inspired name that refers to a constellation and has an astrological match, of course. Summer babies may vibe with this one. 15. Orion. This handsome Greek name also gets its star ...

8. Category:Lists of stars - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Appearance. move to sidebar hide. ... Lists of star names; List of stars for navigation; List of nearest known ...

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