Is there an official name yet for tau Ceti 'f'?

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A bunch of exo-planets have been named: Is there an official name yet for tau Ceti 'f' ??
A bunch of exo-planets have been named: Is there an official name yet for tau Ceti 'f' ??

I've looked in the usual places, doesn't seem to have shown up.

Would this be due to uncertainties over mass, which is still 'Sine(i)' with wide error bars due uncertain inclination ??
 
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Nik_2213 said:
A bunch of exo-planets have been named

Less than 3%.
 
Fair point, though I'd suggest that ~3% of ~4000 (plus as many unconfirmed) is still a 'bunch' rather than, um, a 'bazillion'...

FWIW, what would a likely name be ? Preferably something beginning with 'f'...
 
"Fairchilde" Neat ! However, given probable naked-eye auroras and massive lightning storms, 'Thunderchild' would seem a better fit...

I spy with my little eye interferometer-linked, multi-mega-mirrored, terrestrial planet finding orbital telescope (Mark II), something beginning with 'f'...
 
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