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[[File:Photo of the constellation Lyra produced by NOIRLab in collaboration with Eckhard Slawik, a German astrophotographer (lyra).tiff|thumb|photo of Lyra by Eckhard Slawik]]
Neilloan is a name for the asterism in [[Lyra]] from the Australian Boorong people.
Neilloan, a Loan flying, is a name for the asterism in [[Lyra]] from the Australian Boorong people.


==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
Mallee fowl. Stanbridge (1861) - name appears to imply all of Lyra, not a particular star.

Stanbridge:<ref>Stanbridge (1861). On the Aborigines of Victoria, Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, Vol. 1.</ref> <blockquote>"Neilloan (Lyra), (a Loan flying), the mother of Totyarguil and discoverer of the Loan eggs, which knowledge she imparted to the Aborigines. When the Loan eggs are coming into season on earth, they are going out of season with her. When she sits with the sun the Loan eggs are in season."</blockquote>Totyarguil is represented in the star [[Altair]].


==Mythology==
==Mythology==


==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2025.
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2023.


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.
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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Latest revision as of 06:36, 1 October 2025

photo of Lyra by Eckhard Slawik

Neilloan, a Loan flying, is a name for the asterism in Lyra from the Australian Boorong people.

Etymology and History

Mallee fowl. Stanbridge (1861) - name appears to imply all of Lyra, not a particular star.

Stanbridge:[1]

"Neilloan (Lyra), (a Loan flying), the mother of Totyarguil and discoverer of the Loan eggs, which knowledge she imparted to the Aborigines. When the Loan eggs are coming into season on earth, they are going out of season with her. When she sits with the sun the Loan eggs are in season."

Totyarguil is represented in the star Altair.

Mythology

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2023.

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.


Weblinks

Reference

  1. Stanbridge (1861). On the Aborigines of Victoria, Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, Vol. 1.