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Modern name for V816 Cen = HD 101065 | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 26 May 2026
Authors: Eric Mamajek, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
Modern name for V816 Cen = HD 101065
Etymology and History
Name first appears in title to Wegner & Petford (1974) , name appears in titles to ~30 later publications in ADS, including Fernandez+ (1983) “The First Dictionary of the Nomenclature of Celestial Objects (solar system excluded)”
V=8.03 mag Star with very unusual abundances first noted by Przybylski (1961)
The star was named after Polish-Australian astronomer Antoni Przybylski who discovered the star (obituary)
Mythology
no mythology
IAU Star Name
Name is already in SIMBAD: Wikipedia.
In 2022, WGSN decided for the time being not to name stars after people because this might cause political issues and we currently don't have the capacity to study and judge the lifes of persons.
