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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. | 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. | ||
σ Aql (Sigma Aquilae) 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). The star is a massive spectroscopic binary that has been studied repeatedly over the past century or so, and [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023JAVSO..51...59Q/abstract Quadri, Strabla & Franco (2023)] present a recent synopsis of the system. The star is an unresolved binary consisting of two B3-type stars in a tight orbit (period 1.95 days), with masses of 5.8 and 4.6 solar masses, and radii of 3.7 and 3.3 solar radii, respectively. The system is approximately 240 parsecs away. The unresolved Johnson V magnitude for the binary out of eclipse is about V=5.15. Following WGSN policy, if a cultural name were adopted for the previously IAU/WGSN-unnamed σ Aql, the initial WGSN name would be applied to the primary component. | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 6 June 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Eric Mamajek, 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).
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southern winter triangle (Vega, Deneb, Altrair) in Wardaman uranography (Cairns and Harney 2003).
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.
σ Aql (Sigma Aquilae) currently has no proper name in SIMBAD, the wikipedia, Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), or Kunitzsch & Smart (2006). The star is a massive spectroscopic binary that has been studied repeatedly over the past century or so, and Quadri, Strabla & Franco (2023) present a recent synopsis of the system. The star is an unresolved binary consisting of two B3-type stars in a tight orbit (period 1.95 days), with masses of 5.8 and 4.6 solar masses, and radii of 3.7 and 3.3 solar radii, respectively. The system is approximately 240 parsecs away. The unresolved Johnson V magnitude for the binary out of eclipse is about V=5.15. Following WGSN policy, if a cultural name were adopted for the previously IAU/WGSN-unnamed σ Aql, the initial WGSN name would be applied to the primary component.
Weblinks
Reference
- ↑ Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2003) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW
