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Otchocut is an Australian name for the asterism of [[Delphinus]] from the Boorong people. |
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Otchocut, The Great Fish, is an Australian name for the asterism of [[Delphinus]] from the Boorong people.<ref>Stanbridge (1861). On the Aborigines of Victoria, Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, Vol. 1. </ref><ref>Hamacher, Duane W. and Frew, David J. (2010). Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (ISSN 1440-2807), Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 220-234.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 06:17, 1 October 2025
Otchocut, The Great Fish, is an Australian name for the asterism of Delphinus from the Boorong people.[1][2]
Etymology and History
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.
