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In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
Astronomical naming conventions. 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 ...
This is a partial list of named minor planets, containing all those starting with the letter J, as of 8 November 2023.It is ordered in a case-insensitive, alphabetical manner and contains a total of 1,007 entries.
Ruud Janssen (born 1959), Dutch painter and mail artist. Derek Jarman (1942–1994), English artist, stage designer and film director. James Jarvaise (1924–2015), American painter. Eero Järnefelt (1863–1937), Finnish painter. Karl Jauslin (1842–1904), Swiss painter. Alexej von Jawlensky (1864–1941), Russian painter.
The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with J: Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p ...
On-screen examples include Tatooine, Yavin, Hoth, Bespin, Endor, Geonosis, Utapau, Mustafar, and Kessel. Wild Space – star systems located beyond the Outer Rim – because a galaxy's "edge" is not a fixed border line, but a concentration of stars tapering off in frequency.
species (F–J) This is a list of Star Wars humanoid alien sentient species, containing the names of fictional species from the Star Wars franchise beginning with the letters F through J. For Star Wars humans, see Star Wars humans. Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series, Star ...
Cid Scaleback (full first name Ciddarin) is a former Jedi informant who provides the Bad Batch with mercenary missions in the aftermath of the Clone Wars. She later betrays the Bad Batch after they return from Eriadu, handing Omega over to Royce Hemlock. The character has been voiced by Rhea Perlman in The Bad Batch .