Properties and Systems of Stars and Planets /

Designations of stars (and other celestial bodies) are done by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Many of the star names in use today were inherited from the time before the IAU existed. Other names, mainly for variable stars (including novae and supernovae), are being added all the time. M...

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Main Authors: Bateman, Rosalee, author 650299, Mesa, Krystina, author 650300
Format: text
Language:eng
Published: Delhi, India : College Publishing House, 2012