SAURON

Sauron sauron English Alternative forms en Sauron Etymology backronym 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 en MeerKAT, South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), and en University of the Western Cape (UWC). Proper noun en astronomy en steep and uneven ring of non-thermal radiation an en ORC odd radio circle found in the southern sky.