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Name ExoWorlds (India) - 2019<\/h1>\n\t\t
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Name a star and its lonely planet : an opportunity for young Indians<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is mainly responsible for the naming of astronomical bodies. In this centenary year of the IAU, as part of an international campaign, Indian youngsters got a chance to suggest names for two astronomical objects - the sun<\/span>-like star HD 86081b and its giant planet. The India national committee worked on this in association with the Astronomical Society of India (ASI).<\/p>\n

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The winning Indian names are<\/h3>\n
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Bibh\u0101 (\u092c\u093f\u092d\u093e, \u09ac\u09bf\u09ad\u09be) <\/strong>
\nAnanyo Bhattacharya, Surat<\/td>\n		Bibh\u0101 [\/b\u026ab\u0266a\/] is the Bengali pronunciation of the Sanskrit word Vibha, which means \u201ca bright beam of light\u201d. It also honours Indian physicist Dr. Bibha Chowdhuri.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Santamasa (\u0938\u0902\u0924\u092e\u0938) <\/strong>
\nVidyasagar Daud, Pune<\/td>\n		Santamasa [\/s\u0259nt\u0259m\u0259s\/] in Sanskrit means \u201cclouded\u201d, which is analogous to the nature of the exoplanet\u2019s atmosphere.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The naming theme for exoplanet and host star is an analogy to how the physical & lighting conditions of the HD 86081 system might be.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Bibha Chowdhuri<\/p><\/div>\n

The National Commitee unanimously believes that this star name, with this particular spelling of it, is of importance to highlight women's contribution in the Indian science community. It honours the unsung Indian physicist Dr. Bibha Chowdhuri (1913-1991), whose exceptional research on elementary particle physics and cosmic rays constitutes some of the most pioneering work in Indian science.She discovered a new subatomic particle, the pi-meson, from experiments in Darjeeling, with her mentor D.M. Bose, and published her results in Nature, but did not get due recognition. She had also assisted the Nobel-winning physicist Prof. Patrick Blackett during her doctoral studies in the 1940s. The committee is pleased at this pair being clearly voted as a winning one and highly favours its use for this unique celestial system.<\/p>\n

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Salient Points of the Contest<\/h3>\n