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Bunya, a ring-tail possum, is a name for a star of [[Crux]] from the Australian Boorong people.<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> |
Bunya, a ring-tail possum, is a name for a star of [[Crux]] from the Australian Boorong people.<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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==Etymology and History== |
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Top star in Southern Cross, the star gam Cru B is 6.4 mag and very close to gam Cru. "gam Cru B" is not a physical companion to gam Cru (see WDS data) - can find no evidence for a resolved or spectroscopic binary to naked eye gam Cru (looks like it is only called gam Cru B in Bright Star Catalog. |
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Stanbridge (1858)<ref>Stanbridge (1858). On the astronomy and mythology of the Aborigines of Victoria. Transactions Philosophical Institute Victoria, 2, 137-140.</ref> has "Won (Corona), a boomerang thrown by Totyarguil". |
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Hamacher & Frew 2010: <blockquote>There remains some confusion in the literature over the identity of the Boorong object called Won, which is identified simply as ‘Corona’ by Stanbridge (1858), representing the boomerang thrown by Totyarguil ([[Altair]]). We note that Corona Australis has nearly the same right ascension as Altair and is relatively near to it in the sky, so we identify Won as Corona Australis rather than Corona Borealis (cf. Massola, 1968<ref>Massola, A., 1968. Bunjil’s Cave: Myths, Legends and Superstitions of the Aborigines of South-East Australia. Melbourne, Lansdowne Press</ref>; Johnson, 1998<ref>Johnson, D., 1998. The Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia: A Noctuary. Sydney, University of Sydney Press (Oceania Monographs).</ref>).</blockquote> |
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The "top star" could also be alf Cru, depending on where the horizon is. alf Cru consists of two components which would both be visible to the naked eye. |
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==Mythology== |
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Revision as of 06:55, 1 October 2025
Bunya, a ring-tail possum, is a name for a star of Crux from the Australian Boorong people.[1]
Etymology and History
Top star in Southern Cross, the star gam Cru B is 6.4 mag and very close to gam Cru. "gam Cru B" is not a physical companion to gam Cru (see WDS data) - can find no evidence for a resolved or spectroscopic binary to naked eye gam Cru (looks like it is only called gam Cru B in Bright Star Catalog.
The "top star" could also be alf Cru, depending on where the horizon is. alf Cru consists of two components which would both be visible to the naked eye.
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.
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Reference
- ↑ Hamacher, Duane W. and Frew, David J. (2010). Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (ISSN 1440-2807), Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 220-234.
