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[vsnet-chat 4395] Re: TMZ etc... orthography
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:59:28 +0900
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- From: katsura@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
- Subject: [vsnet-chat 4395] Re: TMZ etc... orthography
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E. Schweitzer wrote:
> Chat 4340 : TMZ85, TMZ085 or TMZ0085 --> TMZ999 ! In 1907 the 54th variable
> in Cygnus obtained the name ZZ Cyg and the special commission of the
> Astronomische Gesellschaft planed to use for the following star the name RRR
> Cyg. Finally Ristenpart, a member of the commission, suggested the name AA
> Cyg. The combination AA-AZ, BB-BZ .... QQ-QZ allowed 334 names. An other
I've known that reverse orders of alphabetical characters such
as "BA", "CB", "ZA"... are never assigned for the names, but
I don't know the history. What was the reason for it?
Best regards,
Katsura
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Katsura Matsumoto (Department of Astronomy, Kyoto University, Japan)
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