import re


def is_star(name):
    """Return True if the name provided is for a star"""
    pilot_star = '([0-9]{15,})'
    gama_star = '(1000[0-9]{4})'
    abell_star = '(Abell[0-9]+_SS[0-9]+)'
    cluster_star = '(((999)|(888))[0-9]{9})'
    star_re = '|'.join((pilot_star, gama_star, abell_star, cluster_star))
    return bool(re.match(star_re, name))