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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is a collection of professional astronomers who act as the internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies. It also assigns names to constellations. How many constellations have been formally names by the IAU?
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is a collection of professional astronomers who act as the internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies. It also assigns names to constellations. How many constellations have been formally names by the IAU?
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The correct option is A 88 constellations in Southern and Northern hemisphere
- The International Astronomical Union is a worldwide society of professional astronomers and is considered the authority for assigning names to celestial objects, whether they are planets or moons or other types of worlds, as well as surface features on them.
- Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects, including research, communication, education and development, through international cooperation.
- The International Astronomical Union is a worldwide society of professional astronomers and is considered the authority for assigning names to celestial objects, whether they are planets or moons or other types of worlds, as well as surface features on them.
- Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects, including research, communication, education and development, through international cooperation.
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