NameExoWorlds
NameExoWorlds (also known as IAU NameExoWorlds) is the name of various projects managed by the International Astronomical Union (I.A.U.) to encourage names to be submitted for astronomical objects, which would later be considered for official adoption by the organization. The first such project (NameExoWorlds I), in 2015, mostly regarded the naming of stars.[1] In June 2019, another such project (NameExoWorlds II), in celebration of the organization's hundredth anniversary, in a project officially called IAU100 NameExoWorlds,[2][3] welcomed countries of the world, to submit names for exoplanets and their host stars.[4][5]
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International Astronomical Union (IAU) - NameExoWorlds project
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See also
References
- Overbye, Dennis (2 December 2016). "Twinkle, Twinkle Little [Insert Name Here]". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- Staff (2019). "IAU100 Name ExoWorlds - name ExoWorlds II". International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- Staff (6 June 2019). "Name an Exoplanet - IAU100 NameExoWorlds gives every country in the world the opportunity to name an exoplanet and its host star". International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- Overbye, Dennis (14 June 2019). "So Long, Exoplanet HD 17156b. Hello ... Sauron?". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- Kaufman, Marc (7 June 2019). "A Grand Global Competition to Name 100 ExoWorlds". ManyWorlds.Space. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
External links
- Official WebSite; Naming rules; Voting statistics; 2015 winners; 2019 contest
- "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "NStars database". NASA. Archived from the original on 1 November 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "ARICNS". Astronomisches Rechen-Institut. Archived from the original on 14 October 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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