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arrow-up1341arrow-down1imageGehheie88f3nj3-i-odk3j4y8-fff-jejmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareTheOneCurly@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_naming_conventions#Modern_catalogues It’s based on their coordinates from earth, but the end result is basically what’s in the OP.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_naming_conventions#Modern_catalogues
It’s based on their coordinates from earth, but the end result is basically what’s in the OP.