SAURON

See also: Sauron and sauron

English

Alternative forms

• Sauron

Etymology

Backronym inspired by the type of radio object it falls under, the ORCs, and the master of orcs in Tolkien literature, Sauron. Coined in 2022 by the discovery team made up of researchers from MeerKAT, South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), and University of the Western Cape (UWC).

Proper noun

SAURON

1. (astronomy) Acronym of steep and uneven ring of non-thermal radiation, an ORC (“odd radio circle”) found in the southern sky.