Itua ni Bure

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photograph of open star cluster Metotte 111
Open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. (Sternwarte Kempten, CC-BY 3.0)

A Micronesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices {Gilbert Is.}.[1][2]

Etymology and History

“a string of shells” according to Kiribati on-line dictionary < https://www.trussel.com/kir/dic/dic_i.htm#TOP>

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.

Weblinks

Reference

  1. Sabatier, E. (1971). A Gilbertese-English Dictionary. Originally compiled in French by E. Sabatier and translated by Sister Oliva of the Catholic Mission of Tarawa. Tarawa: Sacred Heart Mission.
  2. Trussel, Stephen and Gordon W. Groves (1978). A Combined Kiribati-English Dictionary. https://www.trussel.com/f_kir.htm (Accessed 21 Aug 2021).