Weetkurrk
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Weetkurrk, the Singing Bushlark, is a name for a star in Bootes, west of Arcturus (Ἀρκτοῦρος), from the Australian Boorong people, likely identified with η Bootis (Muphrid).[1]
Etymology and History
Variants
- Weet-kurrk
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2025.
As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.
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Reference
- ↑ Hamacher, Duane W. and Frew, David J. (2010). Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (ISSN 1440-2807), Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 220-234.