Jirijin

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann

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Image that shows the earliest map or drawing

Image that shows the cultural object (e.g. in archaeological museum)

Jirijin, “The tiny owl,” is a name for several stars in Delphinus. It stems from the Australian Wardaman people in the Northern Territory.

Etymology and History

what does the name mean, are there variants in dialects/ languages

for what has the constellation been used - cultural significance

Image Variants

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  ancient manuscript 1
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  modern mapping by author XY
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  ancient manuscript 2
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  modern mapping by author AB
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  something else ...

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2025.

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.

Reference

• References (general)
• References (early modern)