JAKARTA (ANN): The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an exoplanet and its host star in the Centaurus constellation 'Noifasui' and 'Dofida', respectively. The names come from the native language of Nias, an island off the western coast of North Sumatra.
The two are among 112 pairs of names for exoplanets and their stars approved by the IAU during an event in Paris on Tuesday (Dec 17), held in celebration of the union's 100th anniversary.
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