- #1
- 24,775
- 792
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Headlines.html
The announcement came from IAU Central Bureau of Astronomical Telegrams, and was dated 13 September.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/special/08747.pdf
Eris is the Greek godess of DISCORD
The moon of Eris, as an alternative to "Eris I", has been named DYSNOMIA
which means LAWLESSNESS (and fits nicely with Discord)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysnomia_(moon)
or forgetfulness---trouble remembering names or words for things in general
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysnomia_(disease)
Michael Brown of Caltech, who leads the team that discovered the dwarf planet initially nicknamed Xena, chose the names, as was his perogative.
As of today, the Wiki article has already been corrected
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/136199_Eris
The announcement came from IAU Central Bureau of Astronomical Telegrams, and was dated 13 September.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/special/08747.pdf
Eris is the Greek godess of DISCORD
The moon of Eris, as an alternative to "Eris I", has been named DYSNOMIA
which means LAWLESSNESS (and fits nicely with Discord)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysnomia_(moon)
or forgetfulness---trouble remembering names or words for things in general
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysnomia_(disease)
Michael Brown of Caltech, who leads the team that discovered the dwarf planet initially nicknamed Xena, chose the names, as was his perogative.
As of today, the Wiki article has already been corrected
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/136199_Eris
Last edited by a moderator: