Thai Government Names Exoplanet “Kaew Kosin – Pailin Siam” in Global Competition

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (NST) by the National Astronomical Research Institute (Public Organization) reveals good news! The International Astronomical Union or IAU (The International Astronomical Union) announced the Thai names of the parent star GJ3470 and the exoplanet GJ3470b as Thai names. “Kaew Kosin” and “Pailin Siam”

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The name of this planet was proposed by Mr. Hatsadin Phatthanakon and Mr. Chalermwut Samana in the activity “Nominate Thai names for planets outside the solar system” organized by the National Astronomical Research Institute. By selecting from a qualified committee And open to the general public to vote for a Thai name in the judging round from a total of more than 335 names to be proposed to participate in the event. NameExoWorlds 2022 of the International Astronomical Union In naming 20 exoplanets and host stars, 603 names were proposed from 91 countries around the world. And there are approximately 12 million people attending the event worldwide.

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The concept of naming Kaew Kosin and Pailin Siam comes from the belief of the ancient Thai people that The twinkling stars in the sky are the jewels that adorn the heavens. In the heavens there is Indra as the ruler of the angels. along with magic glasses The mother star is therefore named “Kaew Kosin”, in other words, is Rattanakosin, which is the era when this star was discovered. and has a satellite star that is a blue gem, namely “Pailin Siam”, whose name rhymes with “Kaew Kosin” and “Pailin Siam”

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It is the third exoplanet system whose name is in Thai. Next to the exoplanet system 47 UMa “Chalawan-Taphaokaew-Taphaothong” and WASP-50 “Chao Phraya-Maeping”, which have been previously certified in Thai.

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