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[[File:Melotte-111.jpg|alt=photograph (Sternwarte Kempten, CC0)|thumb|Open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster.]] |
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Polynesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices.<ref>Collocott, Ernest E.V. (1922). ''Tongan Astronomy and Calendar''. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Occasional Paper no. 4, vol 8).</ref> |
Polynesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices.<ref>Collocott, Ernest E.V. (1922). ''Tongan Astronomy and Calendar''. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Occasional Paper no. 4, vol 8).</ref> |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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This comprises two groups of four stars called Fata-lalo and Fata-olunga {Tonga} [Collocott 1922: 161; Makemson 1941: 204 #62]. Lit., "fire pit" [from Samoan] |
This comprises two groups of four stars called Fata-lalo and Fata-olunga {Tonga} [Collocott 1922: 161; Makemson 1941: 204 #62]. Lit., "fire pit" [from Samoan] |
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Ernest Collocott, Methodist missionary |
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==Mythology== |
==Mythology== |
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Latest revision as of 10:54, 17 May 2025
Polynesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices.[1]
Etymology and History
This comprises two groups of four stars called Fata-lalo and Fata-olunga {Tonga} [Collocott 1922: 161; Makemson 1941: 204 #62]. Lit., "fire pit" [from Samoan]
Ernest Collocott, Methodist missionary
Mythology
IAU Working Group Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. 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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Reference
- ↑ Collocott, Ernest E.V. (1922). Tongan Astronomy and Calendar. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Occasional Paper no. 4, vol 8).
