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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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The Wardaman name "Lardlung" is the name of a "big trading place", adjacent to the [[Bardardi]] "meeting place" in the constellation [[Aquila]] (Cairns & Harney, 2003,<ref>Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2003) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW</ref> p. 198). |
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==Mythology== |
==Mythology== |
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==IAU Working Group on Star Names== |
==IAU Working Group on Star Names== |
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The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in |
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2018. sig Aql currently has no proper name in [https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=sig+Aql SIMBAD], the [[wikipedia:Sigma_Aquilae|wikipedia]], Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), or Kunitzsch & Smart (2006). |
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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 07:52, 1 October 2025
Lardlung, Big Trading Place, is a name for an asterism in Aquila from the Australian Wardaman people.
Etymology and History
The Wardaman name "Lardlung" is the name of a "big trading place", adjacent to the Bardardi "meeting place" in the constellation Aquila (Cairns & Harney, 2003,[1] p. 198).
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2018. sig Aql currently has no proper name in SIMBAD, the wikipedia, Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), or Kunitzsch & Smart (2006).
WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.
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Reference
- ↑ Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2003) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW
