Bardardi
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Eric Mamajek, Youla Azkarrula
Bardardi, a ceremonial meeting place, is a name for an asterism in Aquila from the Australian Wardaman people.
Etymology and History
"Bardardi" is the Wardaman Aboriginal name from Cairns & Harney (2003,[1] p.198) for a ceremonial meeting place.
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southern winter triangle (Vega, Deneb, Altrair) in Wardaman uranography (Cairns and Harney 2003).
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed by IAU WGSN in 2018 but no action was taken. The name may be revisited in a future WGSN meeting.
As of early 2026, through search of astronomical catalogs and books currently available to WGSN yielded no previously known historical names for the star μ Aql (Mu Aquilae), including popular sources like SIMBAD, wikipedia, Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), and Kunitzsch & Smart (2006). The star μ Aql (HIP 96229, HD 184406, HR 7429, GJ 9661) is a relatively nearby (34 parsecs) K giant with apparent Johnson V magnitude of 4.45. It does not have any known stellar or planetary companions as of early 2026.
Note that μ Aql (sometimes abbreviated as mu Aql or the Latinized Mu Aquilae) is NOT the same as the variable star MU Aql.
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Reference
- ↑ Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2003) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW
