Geminga - Revision history

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	[[File:Geminga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Geminga profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]		[[File:Geminga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Geminga profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]
	Geminga is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Contemporary. It is the name of ~~HIPIntegerPart[] (,~~ PSR B0633+17) in constellation Gem~~. Astrophysically important nearby pulsar – 1127 references~~. NASA ADS lists 844 publications with “Geminga” in abstract. Name listed in Lortet & Spite (1986) IAU dictionary of names.		Geminga is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Contemporary. It is the name of PSR B0633+17 in constellation Gem. NASA ADS lists 844 publications with “Geminga” in abstract. Name listed in Lortet & Spite (1986) IAU dictionary of names.
	[[File:Eric Geminga.png\|alt=screenshot\|thumb\|screenshot of the publication of the name "Geminga"]]		[[File:Eric Geminga.png\|alt=screenshot\|thumb\|screenshot of the publication of the name "Geminga"]]

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	''Geminga'' is an artificially invented term for the gamma-ray and X-ray pulsar discovered and named by [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983ApJ...272L...9B/abstract Giovanni Bignani+ 1983],		''Geminga'' is an artificially invented term for the gamma-ray and X-ray pulsar discovered and named by [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983ApJ...272L...9B/abstract Giovanni Bignani+ 1983],
	see footnote below. Bignami (1944-2017) was Italian physicist, later chairman of Italian Space Agency (2007-2008)		see footnote below. Bignami (1944-2017) was an Italian physicist, later chairman of Italian Space Agency (2007-2008)

	The authors explain the pun: "This source is in the constellation of ''Gemin''i and it is a ''ga''mma-ray source. Pronounced with both G's as in "get", the word means "does not exist" or "it's not there" in Milanese dialect.<gallery>		The authors explain the pun: "This source is in the constellation of ''Gemin''i and it is a ''ga''mma-ray source. Pronounced with both G's as in "get", the word means "does not exist" or "it's not there" in Milanese dialect.<gallery>
	File:Geminga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Geminga profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).		File:Geminga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Geminga profile card (CC By Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
	File:Geminga stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Geminga stickfigure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).		File:Geminga stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Geminga stickfigure (CC By Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	==Reference==		==Reference==
	*[[References\|References (general)]]		*[[References\|References (general)]]
	* Bignami, G. F. ; Caraveo, P. A. ; Lamb, R. C. (1983). An identification for "GEMINGA" (2CG 195+04) 1E 0630+178 : a unique object in the error box of the high-energy gamma-ray source. Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 272, p. L9-L13		* Bignami, G. F., Caraveo, P. A., and Lamb, R. C. (1983). An identification for "GEMINGA" (2CG 195+04) 1E 0630+178 : a unique object in the error box of the high-energy gamma-ray source. ''Astrophysical Journal'', Vol. 272, p. L9-L13

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	[[File:Geminga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Geminga profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]		[[File:Geminga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Geminga profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]
	Geminga is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Contemporary. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, PSR B0633+17) in constellation Gem. Astrophysically important nearby pulsar – 1127 references. NASA ADS lists 844 publications with “Geminga” in abstract. Name listed in Lortet & Spite (1986) IAU dictionary of names.		Geminga is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Contemporary. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, PSR B0633+17) in constellation Gem. Astrophysically important nearby pulsar – 1127 references. NASA ADS lists 844 publications with “Geminga” in abstract. Name listed in Lortet & Spite (1986) IAU dictionary of names.

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			[[File:Geminga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Geminga profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]
	Geminga is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Contemporary. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, PSR B0633+17) in constellation Gem. Astrophysically important nearby pulsar – 1127 references. NASA ADS lists 844 publications with “Geminga” in abstract. Name listed in Lortet & Spite (1986) IAU dictionary of names.		Geminga is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Contemporary. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, PSR B0633+17) in constellation Gem. Astrophysically important nearby pulsar – 1127 references. NASA ADS lists 844 publications with “Geminga” in abstract. Name listed in Lortet & Spite (1986) IAU dictionary of names.
	[[File:Eric Geminga.png\|alt=screenshot\|thumb\|screenshot of the publication of the name "Geminga"]]		[[File:Eric Geminga.png\|alt=screenshot\|thumb\|screenshot of the publication of the name "Geminga"]]
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	see footnote below. Bignami (1944-2017) was Italian physicist, later chairman of Italian Space Agency (2007-2008)		see footnote below. Bignami (1944-2017) was Italian physicist, later chairman of Italian Space Agency (2007-2008)

	The authors explain the pun: "This source is in the constellation of ''Gemin''i and it is a ''ga''mma-ray source. Pronounced with both G's as in "get", the word means "does not exist" or "it's not there" in Milanese dialect.		The authors explain the pun: "This source is in the constellation of ''Gemin''i and it is a ''ga''mma-ray source. Pronounced with both G's as in "get", the word means "does not exist" or "it's not there" in Milanese dialect.<gallery>
			File:Geminga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Geminga profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
			File:Geminga stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Geminga stickfigure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
			</gallery>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
			no mythology

	==IAU Star Name==		==IAU Star Name==

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	modern name ~~for~~ PSR B0633+17 Astrophysically important nearby pulsar – 1127 references. NASA ADS lists 844 publications with “Geminga” in abstract. Name listed in Lortet & Spite (1986) IAU dictionary of names.		Geminga is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Contemporary. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, PSR B0633+17) in constellation Gem. Astrophysically important nearby pulsar – 1127 references. NASA ADS lists 844 publications with “Geminga” in abstract. Name listed in Lortet & Spite (1986) IAU dictionary of names.
	[[File:Eric Geminga.png\|alt=screenshot\|thumb\|screenshot of the publication of the name "Geminga"]]		[[File:Eric Geminga.png\|alt=screenshot\|thumb\|screenshot of the publication of the name "Geminga"]]

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	Name already in [https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Geminga CDS-SIMBAD], and in the Wikipedia		Name already in [https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Geminga CDS-SIMBAD], and in the Wikipedia

	~~WGSN registered this~~ name ~~in their~~ IAU~~-Catalog of Star Names in~~ 2022.		The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2022/04/04.

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

	~~==Weblinks==~~

	*

	==Reference==		==Reference==
			*[[References\|References (general)]]
			* Bignami, G. F. ; Caraveo, P. A. ; Lamb, R. C. (1983). An identification for "GEMINGA" (2CG 195+04) 1E 0630+178 : a unique object in the error box of the high-energy gamma-ray source. Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 272, p. L9-L13

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	Name already in ~~SIMBAD:~~ https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Geminga		Name already in [https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Geminga CDS-SIMBAD], and in the Wikipedia
	Wikipedia

	WGSN registered this name in their IAU-Catalog of Star Names in 2022.		WGSN registered this name in their IAU-Catalog of Star Names in 2022.

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