Itua ni Bure
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
A Micronesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices {Gilbert Is.}.[1][2]
Etymology and History
This name was recorded in the Gilbert Islands between 1913 and 1946 by the French missionary Ernest Sabatier and in 1937 by British couple Henry and Honor Maude while Henry was working as a Lands Administrator in the British colonial service. Honor was a authority on string figures in Oceania.
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Trussel, Stephen and Gordon W. Groves (1978). A Combined Kiribati-English Dictionary. https://www.trussel.com/f_kir.htm (Accessed 21 Aug 2021).
