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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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Latest revision as of 07:01, 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.
