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Lardlung, Big Trading Place, is a name for an asterism in [[Aquila]] from the Australian Wardaman people. | Lardlung, Big Trading Place, is a name for an asterism in [[Aquila]] from the Australian Wardaman people. | ||
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==IAU Working Group on Star Names== | ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== | ||
The name was discussed | The name Lardlung was discussed by WGSN in 2018, but no action was taken on adopting it for a star. It may be reconsidered in the future. | ||
sig Aql currently has no proper name in [https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=sig+Aql SIMBAD], the [[wikipedia:Sigma_Aquilae|wikipedia]], Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), or Kunitzsch & Smart (2006). | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 24 May 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
Lardlung, Big Trading Place, is a name for an asterism in Aquila from the Australian Wardaman people.
Etymology and History
The Wardaman name "Lardlung" is the name of a "big trading place", adjacent to the Bardardi "meeting place" in the constellation Aquila (Cairns & Harney, 2003,[1] p. 198).
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name Lardlung was discussed by WGSN in 2018, but no action was taken on adopting it for a star. It may be reconsidered in the future.
sig Aql currently has no proper name in SIMBAD, the wikipedia, Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), or Kunitzsch & Smart (2006).
Weblinks
Reference
- ↑ Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2003) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW
