R: Official list of IAU Star Names

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## Official list of IAU Star Names

### Description

Data from the International Astronomical Union. An official list of the 336 internationally recognized named stars, updated as of June 1, 2018.

### Usage

    data(starnames)

### Format

A 'data.frame' with official IAU star names and several properties, such as coordinates.

### Source

Naming Stars | International Astronomical Union.

### References

E Mamajek et. al. (2018), WG Triennial Report (2015-2018) - Star Names, Reports on Astronomy, 22 Mar 2018.

### Examples

    data(starnames)

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