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  • Taken from Wikipedia: "The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the major body recognized by astronomers worldwide, and perhaps by other scientists, as the naming authority for astronomical bodies. In response to the need for unambiguous names for astronomical objects, it has created a number of systematic naming systems for bodies of various sorts." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_naming_conventions

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