Pongaponga - Revision history

Sushoff: /* IAU Working Group on Star Names */

2026-08-05T17:51:47Z

IAU Working Group on Star Names

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	[[File:Pongaponga Beaglehole1938.png\|thumb\|Pearl Beaglehole & Ernest Beaglehole 1934-8. Pukapuka dictionary. [https://tapuaka.wgtn.ac.nz/nodes/view/6864 online] ]]		[[File:Pongaponga Beaglehole1938.png\|thumb\|Pearl Beaglehole & Ernest Beaglehole 1934-8. Pukapuka dictionary. [https://tapuaka.wgtn.ac.nz/nodes/view/6864 online] ]]
	[[File:Pukapuka.png\|thumb\|location of the island]]		[[File:Pukapuka.png\|thumb\|location of the island]]
			[[File:Pongaponga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Pongaponga profile card (CC BY M.Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]]
	On the island of Pukapuka, one of the Northern Cook Islands in the South Pacific, the stars ε<sup>1</sup> (4) Lyr and ε<sup>2</sup> (5) Lyr, two faint stars that can just be separated with the naked eye in good conditions, were known as ''Na ponga-ponga-iyu-o-te-kiole'', “the nostrils of the rat”. The name '''Pongaponga''' (“nostrils”) is a suggested shortening of this.		On the island of Pukapuka, one of the Northern Cook Islands in the South Pacific, the stars ε<sup>1</sup> (4) Lyr and ε<sup>2</sup> (5) Lyr, two faint stars that can just be separated with the naked eye in good conditions, were known as ''Na ponga-ponga-iyu-o-te-kiole'', “the nostrils of the rat”. The name '''Pongaponga''' (“nostrils”) is a suggested shortening of this.

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	A different informant identified the rat as Ursa Major, α, β, γ, and δ UMa being its body and ε, ζ, and η UMa its tail, as drawn in the figure (#17). Beaglehole and Beaglehole (ibid.: 351) conclude that there is “some confusion” with the name ''Na Pongaponga-iyu-o-te-kiole'' and suggest that it could be applied to “almost any visible binary”.		A different informant identified the rat as Ursa Major, α, β, γ, and δ UMa being its body and ε, ζ, and η UMa its tail, as drawn in the figure (#17). Beaglehole and Beaglehole (ibid.: 351) conclude that there is “some confusion” with the name ''Na Pongaponga-iyu-o-te-kiole'' and suggest that it could be applied to “almost any visible binary”.
			[[File:Pongaponga stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Pongaponga stick figure (CC BY M.Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]]

	==== Pukapuka Map ====		==== Pukapuka Map ====

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	The name was proposed to the IAU WGSN in 2026. Spelling variants were discussed: ''Ponga-ponga'': Both the Beagleholes and Makemson spell it ''Pongaponga'' (no hyphen; no second capital) so WGSN decided to adopt that spelling. In ''Nā Inoa Hōkū'' we follow Pukui and Elbert's convention, as in their widely used Hawaiian dictionary, whereby "''hyphens are used to divide longer star names into meaningful components. They are not part of the accepted spelling system''" (NIH3 p. 184). In the wider star catalogues "''Hyphens in Indigenous star names, which divide them into meaningful components, are indicative rather than definitive''" (ibid: 271).		The name was proposed to the IAU WGSN in 2026. Spelling variants were discussed: ''Ponga-ponga'': Both the Beagleholes and Makemson spell it ''Pongaponga'' (no hyphen; no second capital) so WGSN decided to adopt that spelling. In ''Nā Inoa Hōkū'' we follow Pukui and Elbert's convention, as in their widely used Hawaiian dictionary, whereby "''hyphens are used to divide longer star names into meaningful components. They are not part of the accepted spelling system''" (NIH3 p. 184). In the wider star catalogues "''Hyphens in Indigenous star names, which divide them into meaningful components, are indicative rather than definitive''" (ibid: 271).

	The IAU adopted the name '''Pongaponga''' for ε1 Lyr A on 18 June 2026. [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923751&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr%20A ε1 Lyr A (HR 7051, HD 173582, WDS J18443+3940A]) is the brightest (Vmag=5.01) and hottest of the four components of the famous ε Lyrae ''double-double'' (where the pairs are separated by ~209 arcseconds), and the brighter of the [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923752&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr ε1 Lyr] pair (HIP 91919, ADS 11635) with has ~2 arcsecond separation. ε1 Lyr A has spectral type A3Van ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989ApJS...70..623G/abstract Gray & Garrison 1989]), similar to that of the bright star Fomalhaut. The entire multiple system lies approximately 49 parsecs away.		The IAU adopted the name '''Pongaponga''' for ε1 Lyr A on 18 June 2026. [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923751&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr%20A ε1 Lyr A (HR 7051, HD 173582, WDS J18443+3940A]) is the brightest (Vmag=5.01) and hottest of the four components of the famous ε Lyrae ''double-double'' (where the pairs are separated by ~209 arcseconds), and the brighter of the [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923752&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr ε1 Lyr] pair (HIP 91919, ADS 11635) with has ~2 arcsecond separation. ε1 Lyr A has spectral type A3Van ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989ApJS...70..623G/abstract Gray & Garrison 1989]), similar to that of the bright star Fomalhaut. The entire multiple system lies approximately 49 parsecs away. <gallery>
			File:Pongaponga profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|WGSN
			File:Pongaponga stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|WGSN
			</gallery>

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

IanRidpath: Superscripts

2026-07-23T19:09:25Z

Superscripts

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	[[File:Pongaponga Beaglehole1938.png\|thumb\|Pearl Beaglehole & Ernest Beaglehole 1934-8. Pukapuka dictionary. [https://tapuaka.wgtn.ac.nz/nodes/view/6864 online] ]]		[[File:Pongaponga Beaglehole1938.png\|thumb\|Pearl Beaglehole & Ernest Beaglehole 1934-8. Pukapuka dictionary. [https://tapuaka.wgtn.ac.nz/nodes/view/6864 online] ]]
	[[File:Pukapuka.png\|thumb\|location of the island]]		[[File:Pukapuka.png\|thumb\|location of the island]]
	On the island of Pukapuka, one of the Northern Cook Islands in the South Pacific, the stars ε1 (4) Lyr and ε2 (5) Lyr, two faint stars that can just be separated with the naked eye in good conditions, were known as ''Na ponga-ponga-iyu-o-te-kiole'', “the nostrils of the rat”. The name '''Pongaponga''' (“nostrils”) is a suggested shortening of this.		On the island of Pukapuka, one of the Northern Cook Islands in the South Pacific, the stars ε<sup>1</sup> (4) Lyr and ε<sup>2</sup> (5) Lyr, two faint stars that can just be separated with the naked eye in good conditions, were known as ''Na ponga-ponga-iyu-o-te-kiole'', “the nostrils of the rat”. The name '''Pongaponga''' (“nostrils”) is a suggested shortening of this.

	Pongaponga is also a modern star name for ε1 Lyr A.		Pongaponga is also a modern star name for ε<sup>1</sup> Lyr A.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

Ericmamajek: /* IAU Working Group on Star Names */

2026-07-20T05:22:16Z

IAU Working Group on Star Names

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	The name was ~~suggested~~ to the IAU WGSN in 2026. Spelling variants were discussed: ''Ponga-ponga'': Both the Beagleholes and Makemson spell it ''Pongaponga'' (no hyphen; no second capital) so ~~we should probably use~~ that. In ''Nā Inoa Hōkū'' we follow Pukui and Elbert's convention, as in their widely used Hawaiian dictionary, whereby "hyphens are used to divide longer star names into meaningful components. They are not part of the accepted spelling system" (NIH3 p. 184). In the wider star catalogues "Hyphens in Indigenous star names, which divide them into meaningful components, are indicative rather than definitive" (ibid: 271)~~. So either ''Pongaponga'' or ''Ponga-ponga''; definitely no second capital~~.		The name was proposed to the IAU WGSN in 2026. Spelling variants were discussed: ''Ponga-ponga'': Both the Beagleholes and Makemson spell it ''Pongaponga'' (no hyphen; no second capital) so WGSN decided to adopt that spelling. In ''Nā Inoa Hōkū'' we follow Pukui and Elbert's convention, as in their widely used Hawaiian dictionary, whereby "''hyphens are used to divide longer star names into meaningful components. They are not part of the accepted spelling system''" (NIH3 p. 184). In the wider star catalogues "''Hyphens in Indigenous star names, which divide them into meaningful components, are indicative rather than definitive''" (ibid: 271).

	The IAU adopted the name '''Pongaponga''' for ε1 Lyr A on 18 June 2026. [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923751&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr%20A ε1 Lyr A (HR 7051, HD 173582, WDS J18443+3940A]) is the brightest (Vmag=5.01) and hottest of the four components of the famous ε Lyrae ''double-double'' (where the pairs are separated by ~209 arcseconds), and the brighter of the [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923752&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr ε1 Lyr] pair (HIP 91919, ADS 11635) with has ~2 arcsecond separation. ε1 Lyr A has spectral type A3Van ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989ApJS...70..623G/abstract Gray & Garrison 1989]), similar to that of the bright star Fomalhaut. The entire multiple system lies approximately 49 parsecs away.		The IAU adopted the name '''Pongaponga''' for ε1 Lyr A on 18 June 2026. [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923751&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr%20A ε1 Lyr A (HR 7051, HD 173582, WDS J18443+3940A]) is the brightest (Vmag=5.01) and hottest of the four components of the famous ε Lyrae ''double-double'' (where the pairs are separated by ~209 arcseconds), and the brighter of the [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923752&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr ε1 Lyr] pair (HIP 91919, ADS 11635) with has ~2 arcsecond separation. ε1 Lyr A has spectral type A3Van ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989ApJS...70..623G/abstract Gray & Garrison 1989]), similar to that of the bright star Fomalhaut. The entire multiple system lies approximately 49 parsecs away.

Ericmamajek: details on star and WGSN adoption

2026-07-20T05:20:40Z

details on star and WGSN adoption

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	The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2026. Spelling variants were discussed: ''Ponga-ponga'': Both the Beagleholes and Makemson spell it ''Pongaponga'' (no hyphen; no second capital) so we should probably use that. In ''Nā Inoa Hōkū'' we follow Pukui and Elbert's convention, as in their widely used Hawaiian dictionary, whereby "hyphens are used to divide longer star names into meaningful components. They are not part of the accepted spelling system" (NIH3 p. 184). In the wider star catalogues "Hyphens in Indigenous star names, which divide them into meaningful components, are indicative rather than definitive" (ibid: 271). So either ''Pongaponga'' or ''Ponga-ponga''; definitely no second capital.		The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2026. Spelling variants were discussed: ''Ponga-ponga'': Both the Beagleholes and Makemson spell it ''Pongaponga'' (no hyphen; no second capital) so we should probably use that. In ''Nā Inoa Hōkū'' we follow Pukui and Elbert's convention, as in their widely used Hawaiian dictionary, whereby "hyphens are used to divide longer star names into meaningful components. They are not part of the accepted spelling system" (NIH3 p. 184). In the wider star catalogues "Hyphens in Indigenous star names, which divide them into meaningful components, are indicative rather than definitive" (ibid: 271). So either ''Pongaponga'' or ''Ponga-ponga''; definitely no second capital.

	~~DECISION:~~ The IAU adopted the name Pongaponga for ε1 Lyr A on 18 June 2026.		The IAU adopted the name '''Pongaponga''' for ε1 Lyr A on 18 June 2026. [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923751&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr%20A ε1 Lyr A (HR 7051, HD 173582, WDS J18443+3940A]) is the brightest (Vmag=5.01) and hottest of the four components of the famous ε Lyrae ''double-double'' (where the pairs are separated by ~209 arcseconds), and the brighter of the [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%25402923752&Name=%20eps01%20Lyr ε1 Lyr] pair (HIP 91919, ADS 11635) with has ~2 arcsecond separation. ε1 Lyr A has spectral type A3Van ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989ApJS...70..623G/abstract Gray & Garrison 1989]), similar to that of the bright star Fomalhaut. The entire multiple system lies approximately 49 parsecs away.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

YoulaAzkarrula at 05:39, 20 June 2026

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	[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Lyr]]		[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Lyr]]
	[[Category:IAU-Star Name]]		[[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:Star Name]]

Sushoff: /* IAU Working Group on Star Names */

2026-06-19T16:11:39Z

IAU Working Group on Star Names

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	DECISION: The IAU adopted the name Pongaponga for ε1 Lyr A on 18 June 2026.		DECISION: The IAU adopted the name Pongaponga for ε1 Lyr A on 18 June 2026.

	~~As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.~~

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

Sushoff at 16:11, 19 June 2026

2026-06-19T16:11:22Z

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	[[File:Pukapuka.png\|thumb\|location of the island]]		[[File:Pukapuka.png\|thumb\|location of the island]]
	On the island of Pukapuka, one of the Northern Cook Islands in the South Pacific, the stars ε1 (4) Lyr and ε2 (5) Lyr, two faint stars that can just be separated with the naked eye in good conditions, were known as ''Na ponga-ponga-iyu-o-te-kiole'', “the nostrils of the rat”. The name '''Pongaponga''' (“nostrils”) is a suggested shortening of this.		On the island of Pukapuka, one of the Northern Cook Islands in the South Pacific, the stars ε1 (4) Lyr and ε2 (5) Lyr, two faint stars that can just be separated with the naked eye in good conditions, were known as ''Na ponga-ponga-iyu-o-te-kiole'', “the nostrils of the rat”. The name '''Pongaponga''' (“nostrils”) is a suggested shortening of this.

			Pongaponga is also a modern star name for ε1 Lyr A.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
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	The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2026. Spelling variants were discussed: ''Ponga-ponga'': Both the Beagleholes and Makemson spell it ''Pongaponga'' (no hyphen; no second capital) so we should probably use that. In ''Nā Inoa Hōkū'' we follow Pukui and Elbert's convention, as in their widely used Hawaiian dictionary, whereby "hyphens are used to divide longer star names into meaningful components. They are not part of the accepted spelling system" (NIH3 p. 184). In the wider star catalogues "Hyphens in Indigenous star names, which divide them into meaningful components, are indicative rather than definitive" (ibid: 271). So either ''Pongaponga'' or ''Ponga-ponga''; definitely no second capital.		The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2026. Spelling variants were discussed: ''Ponga-ponga'': Both the Beagleholes and Makemson spell it ''Pongaponga'' (no hyphen; no second capital) so we should probably use that. In ''Nā Inoa Hōkū'' we follow Pukui and Elbert's convention, as in their widely used Hawaiian dictionary, whereby "hyphens are used to divide longer star names into meaningful components. They are not part of the accepted spelling system" (NIH3 p. 184). In the wider star catalogues "Hyphens in Indigenous star names, which divide them into meaningful components, are indicative rather than definitive" (ibid: 271). So either ''Pongaponga'' or ''Ponga-ponga''; definitely no second capital.

	DECISION:		DECISION: The IAU adopted the name Pongaponga for ε1 Lyr A on 18 June 2026.

	As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.		As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.

Sushoff at 16:09, 19 June 2026

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	[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Lyr]]		[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Lyr]]
	[[Category:~~4work~~]]		[[Category:IAU-Star Name]]

YoulaAzkarrula at 10:19, 12 June 2026

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			[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Lyr]]
	[[Category:4work]]		[[Category:4work]]

YoulaAzkarrula at 09:59, 12 June 2026

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	[[Category:Oceania]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:4work]]		[[Category:Oceania]] [[Category:Polynesian]] [[Category:Cook Islands]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Lyr]]
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