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A Polynesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices {Pukapuka, Cook Islands} | Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}} | ||
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[[File:Melotte-111.jpg|alt=photograph of the cluster|thumb|Open star cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. (Sternwarte Kempten, CC-BY 3.0)]] | |||
A Polynesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices {Pukapuka, Cook Islands}<ref>Makemson, Maud W. (1941). ''The Morning Star Rises: an Account of Polynesian Astronomy''. New Haven: Yale University Press.</ref> | |||
==Etymology and History== | ==Etymology and History== | ||
[Beaglehole and Beaglehole 1938: 348 #16, 350; Makemson 1941: 271 #772]. Lit., “the tail of the rat”. | [Beaglehole and Beaglehole 1938: 348 #16, 350; Makemson 1941: 271 #772]. Lit., “the tail of the rat”. | ||
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== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
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[[Category:Oceania]] | [[Category:Oceania]] [[Category:Polynesian]] [[Category:Cook Islands]] [[Category:ComaBerenices]] [[Category:Com]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:30, 29 May 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
A Polynesian name for the constellation Coma Berenices {Pukapuka, Cook Islands}[1]
Etymology and History
[Beaglehole and Beaglehole 1938: 348 #16, 350; Makemson 1941: 271 #772]. Lit., “the tail of the rat”. Ernest and Pearl Beaglehole, ethnographers
Mythology
IAU Working Group Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. 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
Reference
- ↑ Makemson, Maud W. (1941). The Morning Star Rises: an Account of Polynesian Astronomy. New Haven: Yale University Press.
