How many more dwarf planets can be named after deities?

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russ_watters said:
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.
 
mgb_phys said:
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.

:smile:

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?