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  2. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...

  3. List of galaxies - Wikipedia

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    Galaxy (aka HIPASS J1131-31) was hidden behind a relatively fast-moving foreground star (TYC 7215-199-1) and became observable when the star moved aside. [ citation needed ] Galaxy, relatively nearby, is considered one of the most metal-poor ( "extremely metal-poor" (XMP) ), least chemically enriched, and seemingly primordial, galaxies known.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Lists of astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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    Lists of galaxies. List of galaxies; List of largest galaxies; List of galaxies with richest globular cluster systems; List of nearest galaxies; List of galaxies named after people; List of spiral galaxies; List of polar-ring galaxies; List of ring galaxies; List of quasars; Satellite galaxies. List of satellite galaxies of the Milky Way

  6. Stellar designations and names - Wikipedia

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    In astronomy, stars have a variety of different stellar designations and names, including catalogue designations, current and historical proper names, and foreign language names. Only a tiny minority of known stars have proper names ; all others have only designations from various catalogues or lists, or no identifier at all.

  7. List of luminous blue variable stars - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of luminous blue variable stars in order of their distance from Earth. [1] [2 ... Host galaxy Star system Stars in system Spectral type Apparent ...

  8. Astronomical naming conventions - Wikipedia

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    All are included on the current List of IAU-approved Star Names. [8] The star nearest to Earth is typically referred to simply as "the Sun" or its equivalent in the language being used (for instance, if two astronomers were speaking French, they would call it le Soleil). However, it is usually called by its Latin name, Sol, in science fiction.

  9. Bellatrix - Wikipedia

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    Bellatrix is a massive star with about 8.6 times the mass [9] and 6.4 times the radius of the Sun. [10] As a massive star, this star will evolve faster than the Sun, currently it has an estimated age of approximately 25 million years. [9] The hydrogen should be exhausted in seven million years, after that Bellatrix will expand and cool.

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