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IAU Working Group on Star Names

IAU group to catalog and standardize proper names for stars
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IAU Working Group on Star Names

Summary

IAU Working Group on Star Names is a working group[1]. It draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (working_group category, ranking #4 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • IAU Working Group on Star Names's instance of is recorded as working group[3].
  • IAU Working Group on Star Names's parent organization or unit is recorded as International Astronomical Union[4].
  • IAU Working Group on Star Names's official website is recorded as https://iau.org/WG280/[5].
  • IAU Working Group on Star Names's official website is recorded as https://exopla.net/[6].
  • IAU Working Group on Star Names's significant person is recorded as Susanne M. Hoffmann[7].

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Operations

IAU Working Group on Star Names's parent organization or unit is recorded as International Astronomical Union[4].

Why It Matters

IAU Working Group on Star Names draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (working_group category, ranking #4 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · DrThneed · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → International Astronomical Union
    Website → —
    Aliases → —
    Significant person → Susanne M. Hoffmann
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P3342]]: [[Q140310084]]"
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