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Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In typography, a star is any of several glyphs with a number of points arrayed within an imaginary circle. A commonly used star symbol is the asterisk .
Five-pointed star. A five-pointed star (☆), geometrically an equilateral concave decagon, is a common ideogram in modern culture. Comparatively rare in classical heraldry, it was notably introduced for the flag of the United States in the Flag Act of 1777 and since has become widely used in flags.
Note that this is a cultural, rather than religious symbol. Star of Lakshmi, a Hindu symbol associated with the goddess Lakshmi; Star of Ishtar, an ancient symbol associated with the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar; Star and crescent, an Islamic symbol; The Star (Tarot card), one of the Major Arcana; Druze star, a symbol of the Druze religion
a fish with a star. This is the original symbol from the brief period when this asteroid was known and astronomers were still using iconic symbols. [60] [88] U+1F77A (dec 128890) a lyre. This symbol only appears in later 19th-century reference works that appeared when iconic symbols for asteroids had already become obsolete. [45] 12 ...
The star and crescent symbol is found in flags of states succeeding the Ottoman Empire, which used flags with this symbol during 1793-1923. The twelve stars on the Flag of Europe (1955) symbolize unity. [12] The green five-pointed star on the Esperanto flag (1890) symbolizes the five inhabited continents.
Star of David. Star of Ishtar. Star of Lakshmi. Star of Life. Star polygon. Statue of Hope. Stella d'Italia. Categories: Symbols.
The five-pointed star, if drawn with points of equal length and angles of 36° at each point, is sometimes termed a golden five pointed star. If the colinear edges are joined, a pentagram is produced, which is the simplest of the unicursal star polygons, and a symbol of mystical and magical significance.
d - in km = kilometer. d - in mi = mile. d - in AU = astronomical unit. d - in ly = light-year. d - in pc = parsec. d - in kpc = kiloparsec (1000 pc) D L - luminosity distance, obtaining an objects distance using only visual aspects.