The International Astronomical Union, the organisation responsible for naming and classifying celestial bodies named an asteroid after a respected Indigenous Australian elder.
Ghillar Michael Anderson, a Euahlayi elder from Goodooga in north west NSW honoured for his contribution to astronomy through sharing First Nations’ peoples understanding of the stars. The Asteroid previously known as 10040 discovered in 1984 has the new name Ghillar 10040.
Mr Anderson said he is proud and is happy the world is realising just how deep our knowledge and understanding of the stars is.