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[[File:Boomerang DarkSparklers+Stellarium.jpg|thumb|Buran, the Boomerang, in Musca according to Cairns and Harney (2004)<ref name=":0">Hugh Cairns and Bill Y. Harney (2004). Dark Sparklers, Cairns (Australia).</ref> and Stellarium.]] | |||
The name "Burangalul" is documented for the star α Muscae in the Wardaman culture, which is Indigenous to Australia.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Etymology and History== | ==Etymology and History== | ||
[[File:Aboriginal craft.jpg|thumb|CC BY NC (non-commercial). Aboriginal craft - National Botanical Gardens. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. The description on its file description page there is shown below.]] | |||
"forehead band" of the "Buran" [Boomerang = Musca] ("Dark Sparklers", Cairns & Harney 2003: p.202) | |||
==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
==IAU Working Group on Star Names== | ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== | ||
The name was | The name was suggested to IAU WGSN in 2023. α Mus ( HR 4798; HIP 61585, Vmag 2.65, [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=alf+Mus&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id SIMBAD]) is a multiple or double star, a B2-type blue giant. | ||
the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. | |||
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[[Category:Star Name]] | [[Category:Star Name]] | ||
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[[Category:Wardaman]] | [[Category:Wardaman]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:06, 5 August 2025
The name "Burangalul" is documented for the star α Muscae in the Wardaman culture, which is Indigenous to Australia.[1]
Etymology and History
"forehead band" of the "Buran" [Boomerang = Musca] ("Dark Sparklers", Cairns & Harney 2003: p.202)
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was suggested to IAU WGSN in 2023. α Mus ( HR 4798; HIP 61585, Vmag 2.65, SIMBAD) is a multiple or double star, a B2-type blue giant.
the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.
