response to the need for unambiguous names for astronomical objects, it has created a number of systematic naming systems for objects of various sorts...
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astronomy, astronomical naming conventions In biology, binomial nomenclature In chemistry, chemical nomenclature In classics, Roman naming conventions In computer...
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which maintains the astronomical naming conventions and planetary nomenclature for planetary bodies, and the Working Group on Star Names (WGSN), which catalogues...
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historical name for Barnard's Star, named after the American astronomer E.E. Barnard. Astronomical naming conventions List of astronomical societies List...
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The naming of moons has been the responsibility of the International Astronomical Union's committee for Planetary System Nomenclature since 1973. That...
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Namespace (redirect from Name-space)
Name System Fourth wall Identity (object-oriented programming) Library of Congress Classification Star catalogues and astronomical naming conventions...
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named after individual people. It is common in astronomy for objects to be given names, in accordance with accepted astronomical naming conventions....
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Lists of stars (section By Astronomical Catalog)
Zeta Boötis — speckle binary test system Lists of astronomical objects Astronomical naming conventions Star Star catalogue Sun Timeline of knowledge about...
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Telescope. The names were announced in June 2023. Astronomical naming conventions IAU Working Group on Star Names List of proper names of exoplanets List...
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Naming of planets may refer to: Astronomical naming conventions § Planets, for the planets of the Solar System Planetary nomenclature, for features on...
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Terra (mythology) (section Name)
"Terra" by speakers of English to match post-classical Latin astronomical naming conventions, and to distinguish the planet from the soil covering part...
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Planetary nomenclature (category Astronomical nomenclature)
gods. Astronomical naming conventions Lists of geological features of the Solar System List of adjectivals and demonyms of astronomical bodies Naming of...
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Minor-planet designation (redirect from Minor planet name)
planets, see index Astronomical naming conventions Meanings of minor-planet names Name conflicts with minor planets "How Minor Planet Are Named". IAU – International...
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Makemake (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2005)
Sun when the spacecraft arrives. Astronomical naming conventions Clearing the neighbourhood International Astronomical Union Planets beyond Neptune List...
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exoplanet naming convention is an extension of the system used for naming multiple-star systems as adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)...
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Nomenclature (category Naming)
these objects using astronomical naming conventions, while assigning names to the most interesting objects and, where relevant, naming important or interesting...
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India tested an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) during an operation code named Mission Shakti (IAST: Śakti; lit. "Power"). The target of the test was a...
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Haumea (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2004)
areas for this type of mission. Astronomical naming conventions Clearing the neighbourhood International Astronomical Union Planets beyond Neptune List...
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C/1970 K1 (White–Ortiz–Bolelli) (category Astronomical objects discovered in 1970)
following the comet's discovery, but astronomical naming conventions only allowed the comet to be given the names of the first three. All sightings of...
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(2006–) "systematic name". doi:10.1351/goldbook.S06236 Naming organic compounds (archived) Selected pages from IUPAC rules for naming inorganic compounds...
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di Petrus Plancius, on Atlas Coelestis by Felice Stoppa Astronomical naming conventions#Names and boundaries of constellations Wikimedia Commons has media...
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revived in the latter part of World War II for the Western Pacific. Formal naming schemes and lists have subsequently been used for major storms in the Eastern...
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The Wolf Amendment is a law passed by the United States Congress in 2011, named after then–United States Representative Frank Wolf, that prohibits the United...
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2015 SO2 (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2015)
2015 SO2 (astronomical naming convention: 2015 SO2) is an Aten asteroid that is a temporary horseshoe companion to the Earth, the ninth known Earth horseshoe...
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monetary currency's name Diacritic – Modifier mark added to a letter (accent marks etc.) Hebrew punctuation – Punctuation conventions of the Hebrew language...
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Retrieved 2016-10-28. Society, National Space (2023-03-10). "Isaac Arthur Named President of the National Space Society – National Space Society". space...
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jurisdiction Common heritage of mankind Extraterrestrial real estate Astronomical naming conventions ITU Radio Regulations CCSDS standards ODCWG standards CEOS...
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jurisdiction Common heritage of mankind Extraterrestrial real estate Astronomical naming conventions ITU Radio Regulations CCSDS standards ODCWG standards CEOS...
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Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in...
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jurisdiction Common heritage of mankind Extraterrestrial real estate Astronomical naming conventions ITU Radio Regulations CCSDS standards ODCWG standards CEOS...
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