What is the best way to identify the uniqueness of a system, binary, star or planet?

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What is the best way to identify the uniqueness of a system, binary, star or planet? #1063

Open RandomSpectrum opened 6 years ago

RandomSpectrum commented 6 years ago

Let's say that I want to watch for any updates to a specific star. What can I keep track of to uniquely identify the star. Is it the names? There are multiple names, so some can change.