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Utwig
Sep22-08, 03:57 PM
Hi,

A dwarf planet discovered in 2005 has now got a name,

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080918234427.htm

how many more do you think are out there? Im betting a lot.

Utwig
russ_watters
Sep22-08, 07:00 PM
Hundreds, perhaps thousands.
mgb_phys
Sep22-08, 07:44 PM
Hundreds, perhaps thousands.
Presumably the limiting factor is the number of deities to name them after - the IAU is going to have to start funding reaseach theologians to discover more Small Gods.
Mentallic
Sep23-08, 12:54 AM
Presumably the limiting factor is the number of deities to name them after - the IAU is going to have to start funding reaseach theologians to discover more Small Gods.

:rofl:

So you're saying that they will cease at their attempts to discover more of these dwarf planets once all the god-like names have been taken?