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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. 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. Stars named after people - Wikipedia

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    It is not clear whether Piazzi intended to name the stars after his assistant, or if Cacciatore made the names up himself. In 2019, the IAU held a second NameExoWorlds campaign to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the IAU's founding. Azerbaijan named the star HD 152581 (16h 53m 44s / +11° 58′ 25″, in Ophiuchus) as Mahsati .

  5. Marlon Brando - Wikipedia

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    Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cinema actors of the 20th century, [1] [2] Brando received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

  6. List of stage names - Wikipedia

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    Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name. [1] Note: Many cultures have their own naming customs and systems, some rather intricate.

  7. Star (name) - Wikipedia

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    Star is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname Darren ... This page was last edited on 10 December 2024, at 21:06 (UTC).

  8. List of Chinese star names - Wikipedia

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    A single-star asterism within the Purple Forbidden enclosure. Xuán Gē became the official name. Xuange for this star by approval of IAU on 30 June 2017 [7] 大角 Dà Jiǎo: Great Horn Alpha Boötis [24] Arcturus: A single-star asterism within the Neck mansion. 招搖 Zhāo Yáo: Twinkling Indicator Gamma Boötis [25] Seginus

  9. Sun - Wikipedia

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    Roughly three-quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen (~73%); the rest is mostly helium (~25%), with much smaller quantities of heavier elements, including oxygen, carbon, neon, and iron. The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V), informally called a yellow dwarf