IAU Working Groups

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astronomy committee organizational unit of the International Astronomical Union scientific working group

IAU Working Groups are specialized expert committees within the International Astronomical Union that focus on specific scientific, technical, or organizational topics in astronomy and astrophysics.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature 2
IAU Commission on Constellation Nomenclature 1
IAU Task Group for Lunar Nomenclature 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomy committee ⓘ
organizational unit of the International Astronomical Union ⓘ
scientific working group ⓘ
activity coordinating international collaborations ⓘ
maintaining standards and reference data ⓘ
organizing specialized meetings and sessions ⓘ
preparing reports and recommendations ⓘ
updating nomenclature and definitions in specific domains ⓘ
composedOf astrophysicists ⓘ
expert astronomers ⓘ
technical specialists in astronomy-related fields ⓘ
establishedBy decision of the IAU Executive Committee or relevant Division ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
space science ⓘ
governedBy IAU Division structure ⓘ
hasExample IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Working Group on Education, Outreach and Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Working Group on Exoplanetary System Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Working Group on Radio Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Working Group on Small Body Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Working Group on Solar Eclipses NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Working Group on Star Names NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Working Group on the History of Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Working Group on the Preservation and Protection of Dark and Quiet Skies NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOutput IAU resolutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
guidelines and best-practice documents ⓘ
nomenclature catalogs ⓘ
technical standards ⓘ
hasPurpose to address specialized scientific, technical, or organizational topics in astronomy and astrophysics ⓘ
to coordinate international efforts in specific subfields of astronomy ⓘ
to develop standards, recommendations, and best practices in astronomy ⓘ
to provide expert advice to the International Astronomical Union ⓘ
membershipType appointed experts ⓘ
volunteer members from the IAU community ⓘ
operatesInLanguage English ⓘ
partOf International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo IAU Commissions NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Divisions NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Executive Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo IAU Divisions NERFINISHED ⓘ
IAU Executive Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope organizational topics within the IAU ⓘ
scientific topics in astronomy ⓘ
technical topics in astronomy ⓘ
temporalExtent typically limited-term bodies renewed or dissolved as needed ⓘ
website https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/ ⓘ

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International Astronomical Union → hasOrgan → IAU Working Groups ⓘ
Cru → standardizedBy → IAU Working Groups ⓘ
this entity surface form: IAU Commission on Constellation Nomenclature
IAU lunar nomenclature → governedBy → IAU Working Groups ⓘ
this entity surface form: IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature
IAU lunar nomenclature → governedBy → IAU Working Groups ⓘ
this entity surface form: IAU Task Group for Lunar Nomenclature
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature → maintainedBy → IAU Working Groups ⓘ
this entity surface form: IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature