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(Created page with " modern name for GJ 35 = HIP 3829, Third white dwarf identified, and first and nearest solitary white dwarf. ==Etymology and History== Appeared as “van Maanen’s Star” in a compendium of science abstracts in 1919 (for a paper by Cosserat), Whitaker (1922, an Almanac!), Seares (1924), Luyten (1950), van de Kamp (1971), Burnham (1978), Spite & Lahmek (1982), Fernandez (1983). “van Maanen’s Star” has own entry in Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics (Mur...")
 
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modern name for GJ 35 = HIP 3829, Third white dwarf identified, and first and nearest solitary white dwarf.
modern name for GJ 35 = HIP 3829, Third white dwarf identified, and first and nearest solitary white dwarf.




==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
[[File:Eric vanMaanen.png|alt=screenshot(s) of text|thumb|van Maanen's note on the discovery of "his" star (screenshot)]]
Appeared as “van Maanen’s Star” in a compendium of science abstracts in 1919 (for a paper by Cosserat), Whitaker (1922, an Almanac!), Seares (1924), Luyten (1950), van de Kamp (1971), Burnham (1978), Spite & Lahmek (1982), Fernandez (1983).
Appeared as “van Maanen’s Star” in a compendium of science abstracts in 1919 (for a paper by Cosserat),

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“van Maanen’s Star” has own entry in Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics (Murdin, 2001)
* Whitaker (1922, an Almanac!),
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Appeared as "van Maanen" in Allen (1963) Allen's Astrophysical Quantities.
* Seares (1924),
Name appears in ~10 NASA ADS abstracts
* Luyten (1950),
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Name is already in SIMBAD: https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NAME+van+Maanen's+Star . Wikipedia
* van de Kamp (1971),
* Burnham (1978),
* Spite & Lahmek (1982),
* Fernandez (1983).
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* “van Maanen’s Star” has own entry in Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics (Murdin, 2001)
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* Appeared as "van Maanen" in Allen (1963) Allen's Astrophysical Quantities. Name appears in ~10 NASA ADS abstracts
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* Name is already in [https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NAME+van+Maanen's+Star SIMBAD] .
* Wikipedia


==Mythology==
==Mythology==
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==IAU Star Name==
==IAU Star Name==


WGSN discussed the name in 2022 but decided (for the time being) not to name stars after people.
WGSN discussed the name in 2022 but decided (for the time being) not to name stars after people.


== Weblinks ==
== Weblinks ==
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== Reference ==
== Reference ==


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Latest revision as of 13:45, 5 July 2024

modern name for GJ 35 = HIP 3829, Third white dwarf identified, and first and nearest solitary white dwarf.


Etymology and History

screenshot(s) of text
van Maanen's note on the discovery of "his" star (screenshot)

Appeared as “van Maanen’s Star” in a compendium of science abstracts in 1919 (for a paper by Cosserat),

  • Whitaker (1922, an Almanac!),
  • Seares (1924),
  • Luyten (1950),
  • van de Kamp (1971),
  • Burnham (1978),
  • Spite & Lahmek (1982),
  • Fernandez (1983).
  • “van Maanen’s Star” has own entry in Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics (Murdin, 2001)
  • Appeared as "van Maanen" in Allen (1963) Allen's Astrophysical Quantities. Name appears in ~10 NASA ADS abstracts
  • Name is already in SIMBAD .
  • Wikipedia

Mythology

IAU Star Name

WGSN discussed the name in 2022 but decided (for the time being) not to name stars after people.

Weblinks

Reference

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