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A Polynesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices {Pukapuka, Cook Islands} |
A Polynesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices {Pukapuka, Cook Islands}<ref>Makemson, Maud W. (1941). ''The Morning Star Rises: an Account of Polynesian Astronomy''. New Haven: Yale University Press.</ref> |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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[Beaglehole and Beaglehole 1938: 348 #16, 350; Makemson 1941: 271 #772]. Lit., “the tail of the rat”. |
[Beaglehole and Beaglehole 1938: 348 #16, 350; Makemson 1941: 271 #772]. Lit., “the tail of the rat”. |
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A Polynesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices {Pukapuka, Cook Islands}[1]
Etymology and History
[Beaglehole and Beaglehole 1938: 348 #16, 350; Makemson 1941: 271 #772]. Lit., “the tail of the rat”. Ernest and Pearl Beaglehole, ethnographers
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
- ↑ Makemson, Maud W. (1941). The Morning Star Rises: an Account of Polynesian Astronomy. New Haven: Yale University Press.
