“Popular” names for stars and planets
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“Popular” names for stars and planets
“Popular” names for stars and planets When scientific names lacked appeal... Struggling to find names for some 2000 confirmed extrasolar planets and apparently realising that the scientific names assigned to most (e.g. OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb) are far from being inspired, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced the results of a competition it had organised for more agreable ones. IAU monopolizes the right to name celestial objects. Various official and public institutions including amateur astronomy clubs, universities, schools, planetariums from 45 countries were asked to contribute suggestions and then public was asked to vote on 274 of the suggested names. In the end, 14 stars and 31 planets acquired new names with the votes of 573.000 participants from 182 countries. The new names, to be used by IAU together with the scientific names of these stars and planets, mostly cover deities or heroes in mythologies of diverse cultures, renowned scientists, fictional characters, ancient cities and words picked from defunct languages. Besides a plaqueI “commemorating their contribution to astronomy”, IAU will give the winners the chance to name a minor celestial body. , başarılı adları önermiş olanlara, katkıları için bir teşekkür plaketinin yanısıra, küçük bir gökcisminin adını koyma ayrıcalığı verecek. OBJECT FORMER NAME STAR PLANET STAR PLANET STAR PLANET STAR PLANET PLANET STAR PLANET PLANET 14 Andromedae 14 Andromedae b 18 Delphini 18 Delphini b 42 Draconis 42 Draconis b 47 Ursae Majoris 47 Ursae Majoris b 47 Ursae Majoris c 51 Pegasi 51 Pegasi b 55 Cancri 55 Cancri b 55 Cancri c 55 Cancri d 55 Cancri e 55 Cancri f Veritate Kanada Spe Musica Japonya Arion Fafnir ABD Orbitar Chalawan Taphao Thong Tayland Taphao Kaew Helvetios İsviçre Dimidium Copernicus Galileo Brahe Hollanda Lippershey Janssen Harriot PLANET Ain b (epsilon Tauri b) Amateru Japonya Edasich b (iota Draconis b) Hypatia İspanya epsilon Eridani epsilon Eridani b Errai b (gamma Cephei b) Ran AEgir Tadmor PLANET STAR PLANET PLANET NEW NAME COUNTRY OF PROPOSER ABD Suriye PLANET Fomalhaut b (alpha Piscis Austrini b) Dagon STAR HD 104985 Tonatiuh PLANET HD 104985 b Meztli STAR HD 149026 Ogma PLANET HD 149026 b Smertrios STAR HD 81688 Intercrus PLANET HD 81688 b Arkas mu Arae Cervantes mu Arae b Quijote STAR mu Arae c Dulcinea PLANET mu Arae d Rocinante mu Arae e Sancho PLANET Pollux b (beta Geminorum b) Thestias PSR 1257+12 Lich STAR PSR 1257+12 b Draugr PLANET PSR 1257+12 c Poltergeist PSR 1257+12 d Phobetor upsilon Andromedae Titawin STAR upsilon Andromedae b Saffar PLANET upsilon Andromedae c Samh upsilon Andromedae d Majriti STAR xi Aquilae Libertas PLANET xi Aquilae b Fortitudo ABD Meksika Fransa Japonya İspanya Avustralya İtalya Fas Japonya Raşit Gürdilek REFERENCES: “Aah, that’s a heavenly name for a planet”, ScienceOnline, 15 DECEMBER 2015 “Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released”, IAU, 15 DECEMBER 2015, http://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1514/