Pipit
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Pipit is the name for ν Pup among the Kendayan (Dayak Kenayatn) people of West Kalimantan province, Borneo, Indonesia.
Etymology and History
The name Pipit was reported as a name for ν Pup (then ν in Argo Navis) by ethnographer M.C. Schadee in a paper on time reckoning amongst the Kendayan ("Landak Dayak") people published in 1914. Pipit means "sparrow" in Kendayan.
Mythology
Pipit is one of a pair of stars (the other being ζ Pup) forming an asterism known as Ensoelit. This is also the name of a bird -- one that often causes great damage to rice in paddy fields.[1]
IAU Working Group Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN 2022-2024. ...WGSN chose ... (apply/ not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.
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Reference
- ↑ Schadee, M.C. (1914). “De Tijdrekening bij de Landak-Dajaks in de Westerafdeeling van Borneo”. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 69, 130–139, p. 132
