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[[File:Moth2007 Screenshot 2026-06-13 104154.png|thumb|Moth in first (naming) paper Hines et al. (2007)<ref name=":0">Hines, D. C., “The Moth: An Unusual Circumstellar Structure Associated with HD 61005”, <nowiki><i>The Astrophysical Journal</i></nowiki>, vol. 671, no. 2, IOP, pp. L165–L168, 2007. doi:10.1086/525016.</ref>.]]
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[[File:Hubble Catches a Dusty Moth (2008-01-2229).jpg|thumb|Hubble Catches a Dusty Moth (2008-01-2229)]]
Moth is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is English. It is the name of the star HD 61005 in constellation [[Puppis]] ([[Argo]]).
Moth is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is English. It is the name of the star HD 61005 in constellation [[Puppis]] ([[Argo]]).


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Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann

Moth in first (naming) paper Hines et al. (2007)[1].
Hubble Catches a Dusty Moth (2008-01-2229)

Moth is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is English. It is the name of the star HD 61005 in constellation Puppis (Argo).

Located 120 light-years away, this young star earned its nickname because it is surrounded by a massive, wing-shaped dust disk that resembles a giant moth fluttering in space.

Concordance, Etymology, History

This is a very recent nickname for circumstellar structure, nicknamed by Dean Hines (2007)[1]. It is the dust that earned the nickname 2007ApJ...671L.165H. Popular enough to appear in paper titles:

Note: In biology, the famous "Bogong moth" is well-known for its ability to navigate using the stars and the Milky Way

Mythology

no mythology.

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026, as it already in popular use.

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Reference

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hines, D. C., “The Moth: An Unusual Circumstellar Structure Associated with HD 61005”, <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>, vol. 671, no. 2, IOP, pp. L165–L168, 2007. doi:10.1086/525016.
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