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[[File:Melotte-111.jpg|thumb|photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/]] |
[[File:Melotte-111.jpg|thumb|photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/]] |
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This is the Locono name for the Coma Berenices star cluster (Melotte 111). The literal translation is "Spirit of the awara palm". |
This is the Locono name for the [[Coma Berenices]] star cluster (Melotte 111). The literal translation is "Spirit of the awara palm". |
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[[File:Awarra-Small.jpg|alt=photograph|thumb|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare)]] |
[[File:Awarra-Small.jpg|alt=photograph|thumb|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare)]] |
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==IAU Working Group Star Names== |
==IAU Working Group Star Names== |
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The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2024. No decision yet. |
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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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[[Category:South American]] |
[[Category:South American]] |
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[[Category:Constellation]] |
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Revision as of 10:48, 17 May 2025
photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/
This is the Locono name for the Coma Berenices (πλόκαμος) star cluster (Melotte 111). The literal translation is "Spirit of the awara palm".
Etymology and History
The Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare) is home to French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname in the northeast of the South American continent.
Mythology
IAU Working Group Star Names
The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2024. No decision yet.
