# star designation

> process by which the IAU names stars

**Wikidata**: [Q6322](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6322)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_designations_and_names)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/star-designation


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013