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Jirradella, rainbow signs, is a name for |
Jirradella, rainbow signs, is a name for the star β TrA (in [[Triangulum Australe]]) from the Australian Wardaman people. |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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The Wardaman name "Jirradella" means "rainbow's sign" (Cairns & Harney, 2003,<ref>Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2003) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW</ref> p.201). |
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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 2018. Beta Trianguli Australis lacks a proper name in [https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=bet+TrA SIMBAD], the [[wikipedia:Beta_Trianguli_Australis|wikipedia]], Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), and Kunitzsch & Smart (2006). see also http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/betatra.html |
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The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2018. |
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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 08:00, 1 October 2025
Jirradella, rainbow signs, is a name for the star β TrA (in Triangulum Australe) from the Australian Wardaman people.
Etymology and History
The Wardaman name "Jirradella" means "rainbow's sign" (Cairns & Harney, 2003,[1] p.201).
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2018. Beta Trianguli Australis lacks a proper name in SIMBAD, the wikipedia, Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), and Kunitzsch & Smart (2006). see also http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/betatra.html
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
