The names of the two stars are decided by public invitation.

Name of two stars Decided by public offering “Kamui” “Chura” December 17th 19:48

In an international campaign to recruit and name the stars in the night sky from the general public, the two stars that Japan was in charge of were named “Kamui” and “Chura” from Ainu and Okinawan words.

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the International Astronomical Union, this campaign recruited names from the public by assigning unnamed stars to over 100 countries and territories. I was in charge of a star that was 410 light years away in the direction, and a planet that had been discovered by a Japanese researcher.

There are about 1400 entries from the general public. As a result of screening, “Kamu” is chosen for the star from the Ainu “god” and “Chura” means “beautiful” in Okinawan language for the planet. It was decided.

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has stated that “both have been cherished and respected for nature, and will be widely used as official names in the future.”

Associate professor Bunoe Sato of Tokyo Institute of Technology, who discovered the planet with the name, commented, “I'm glad that the name is very nice.