Astronomical naming conventions | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 29/12/2018

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00:01:04 1 Stars
00:03:03 1.1 Proper names
00:05:52 1.1.1 Named after people
00:06:51 1.2 Catalogues
00:07:37 1.2.1 Bayer designation
00:10:01 1.2.2 Flamsteed designation
00:10:45 1.2.3 Modern catalogues
00:11:53 1.3 Compact stars
00:12:02 1.3.1 Pulsars
00:12:47 1.3.2 Black holes
00:14:02 1.4 Supernovae
00:17:06 1.5 Novae
00:17:14 2 Constellations
00:18:07 3 Galaxies
00:19:11 4 Planets
00:23:35 4.1 Exoplanets
00:25:15 4.2 Natural satellites
00:30:18 4.3 Geological and geographical features
00:32:46 5 Minor planets
00:39:18 6 Comets



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In ancient times, only the Sun and Moon, a few stars, and the most easily visible planets had names. Over the last few hundred years, the number of identified astronomical objects has risen from hundreds to over a billion, and more are discovered every year. Astronomers need to be able to assign systematic designations to unambiguously identify all of these objects, and at the same time give names to the most interesting objects and, where relevant, features of those objects.
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the officially recognized authority in astronomy for assigning designations to celestial bodies such as stars, planets, and minor planets, including any surface features on them. In response to the need for unambiguous names for astronomical objects, it has created a number of systematic naming systems for objects of various sorts.