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Galileo is an IAU name for an exoplanet. Its host star is [[Copernicus ]] in the constellation of [[Cancer]]. Suggested by the country of Netherlands, it follows the name theme NEWC 2015
==Etymology and History==
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian astronomer and physicist often called the "father of observational astronomy" and the "father of modern physics". Using a telescope, he discovered the four largest satellites of Jupiter, and the reported the first telescopic observations of the phases of Venus, among other discoveries.

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN in the 20xx NameExoWorlds Campaign (NEWC).

== Weblinks ==
* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

== Reference ==
* [[References|References (general)]]

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