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The IAU plans to name 305 exoplanets. Currently, organizations can make suggestions, in 2015 the public can vote on those suggestions.
This is organized on nameexoworlds.org (IAU press release)
While a proper name is certainly nicer than "HD 121504 b", it won't be an easy task to keep up with naming exoplanets, especially with the thousands of exoplanets the next generation of telescopes should find.
I'm curious what the astronomers will come up with.
This is organized on nameexoworlds.org (IAU press release)
While a proper name is certainly nicer than "HD 121504 b", it won't be an easy task to keep up with naming exoplanets, especially with the thousands of exoplanets the next generation of telescopes should find.
I'm curious what the astronomers will come up with.