The International Astronomical Union (IAU; French: Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) with...
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abbreviations have been in use for the astronomical unit. In a 1976 resolution, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) had used the symbol A to denote...
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constants, along with recommended values, have been defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) several times: in 1964 and in 1976 (with an update in...
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objects, and where relevant, features of those objects. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the recognized authority in astronomy for assigning...
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by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976 via Resolution No. 1, and has been significantly updated in 1994 and 2009 (see Astronomical constant)...
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contemporary astronomy, 88 constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Each constellation is a region of the sky bordered by...
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Retrieved 16 January 2023. "2023 AC1". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 16 January 2023. The uncertainty region for 2023...
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question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Astronomical symbols are abstract pictorial symbols used to represent astronomical objects, theoretical constructs and...
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The International Celestial Reference System (ICRS) is the current standard celestial reference system adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)...
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the years, including president and vice-president of the International Astronomical Union's Commission 6 and Commission 20. In 1961, asteroid 1657 Roemera...
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abbreviation comes as a result of the International Telecommunication Union and the International Astronomical Union wanting to use the same abbreviation...
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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. The RAS is the UK adhering organisation to the International Astronomical Union and a member of the UK Science...
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quasars and the most distant galaxies. In August 2015, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) passed Resolution B2 which, as part of the definition...
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These names of stars that have either been approved by the International Astronomical Union or which have been in somewhat recent use. IAU approval comes...
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Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 1 January 2023. "2022 YW6". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 1...
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Commission 5 (April 2008). "Naming Astronomical Objects". International Astronomical Union (IAU). Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved...
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International Council of Nurses International Association for Plant Taxonomy International Association of Hydrogeologists International Astronomical Union...
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described as binary planets. At its 2006 General Assembly, the International Astronomical Union considered a proposal that Pluto and Charon be reclassified...
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becoming b, B becoming c, and C becoming d. In July 2014, the International Astronomical Union launched NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to...
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diverse and inclusive astronomical community. In 1970, a group of secondary school students established Hong Kong Amateur Astronomical Union (AAU)... which was...
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All stars but one can be associated with an IAU (International Astronomical Union) constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there...
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the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research (which later became the International Astronomical Union) defined the international angstrom...
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their radial velocities by astronomical spectroscopy. The 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union as well as those that cultures...
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Atmospheric refraction (redirect from Astronomical refraction)
Astrometry Tools (PDF) (Software version 11; Document 1.6 ed.), International Astronomical Union, 2014, pp. 12, 71–73, retrieved 23 June 2016, The accuracy...
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constellation, albeit as a specific region of the sky, by the International Astronomical Union. It was originally defined in ancient texts as a specific pattern...
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which is approximately 5.88 trillion mi. As defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a light-year is the distance that light travels in a...
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Nanakahili Wailoa Kiʻo (last born) On September 17, 2008, the International Astronomical Union named the fifth known dwarf planet in the Solar System Haumea...
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there are eight official planets in the Solar System per the International Astronomical Union (IAU), which has also established a definition for exoplanets...
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined in August 2006 that, in the Solar System, a planet is a celestial body that: is in orbit around the...
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160th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Belgirate, Italy, June 14-18, 1993. International Astronomical Union. Symposium no. 160....
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