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[[File:Jirradella b.jpg|thumb|Jirradella in a Wardaman star map (CC BY Cairns and Harney 2004).]] | [[File:Jirradella b.jpg|thumb|Jirradella in a Wardaman star map (CC BY Cairns and Harney 2004)<ref name=":0" />.]] | ||
Jirradella, rainbow signs, is a name for the star β TrA (in [[Triangulum Australe]]) from the Australian Wardaman people. | Jirradella, rainbow signs, is a name for the star β TrA (in [[Triangulum Australe]]) from the Australian Wardaman people. | ||
==Etymology and History== | ==Etymology and History== | ||
The Wardaman name "Jirradella" means "rainbow's sign" (Cairns & Harney, | The Wardaman name "Jirradella" means "rainbow's sign" (Cairns & Harney, 2004,<ref name=":0">Cairns, H. and Harney, B.Y. (2004) Dark Sparklers - Yidumduma's Aboriginal Astronomy. H.C. Cairns, Merimbula, NSW</ref> p.201). | ||
==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 1 July 2026
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
Jirradella, rainbow signs, is a name for the star β TrA (in Triangulum Australe) from the Australian Wardaman people.
Etymology and History
The Wardaman name "Jirradella" means "rainbow's sign" (Cairns & Harney, 2004,[1] p.201).
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed by the IAU WGSN in 2018, however no action was taken in adopting it for a star. The name may be revisited at a future WGSN meeting.
Beta Trianguli Australis lacks a proper name in SIMBAD, the wikipedia, Bright Star Catalog (4th, 5th editions), and Kunitzsch & Smart (2006). see also http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/betatra.html
