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[Time_Traveller]

I think that we should use planet names from Sci-Fi programmes in real-life such as: -

• List of Star Trek planets: A-B
  
• List of Star Trek planets: C-F
  
• List of Star Trek planets: G-L
  
• List of Star Trek planets: M-Q
  
• List of Star Trek planets: R-S
  
• List of Star Trek planets: T-Z

and

http://en.wikipedia....tor_who_planets

[Caiman]

Inevitably I expect some names which have appeared in shows such as Star Trek will end up being used, but the reality will be that many of those same names were around before appearing in Science Fiction, of course. ‘Vulcan’ is a good example especially, since that was used as the name of a planet thought to exist between Mercury and the Sun before general relativity was discovered, explaining peculiarities in Mercury’s orbit.

[truthiness]

I just hope we don't start using up those names until we've found a very large number of planets. I don't want for us to have a "Hoth" or a "Vulcan" until we're quite certain that the world in question really does look like a planet-wide Antarctic or Sahara. The last thing we should do is start using up all of our good sci-fi planet names on a bunch of airless rocks or "hot Jupiters".

[Craven]

Tatooine would be a best example now

[Shimmy]

Out of all those planet names you listed the only one I have heard of is Rigel IV, but I suppose to be fair that is by far the most famous.

[jjf3]

I always thought this was a good idea instead of stupid number names that only astronomers will care to remember. Or as was our planets named after gods/heroes of the ancient world and Star Treks planets named after their heroes then we should do the same. Planet Einstein, Da vinci, etc... It may sound cheesy but at least people would remember those planets later on in their lives.

[Time_Traveller]

Out of all those planet names you listed the only one I have heard of is Rigel IV, but I suppose to be fair that is by far the most famous.

From Star Trek I've always wanted Rigel IV (But have to have Rigel, Rigel II, Rigel III and Rigel V, Risa, Romulus and Remus, Andoria, Cardassia Prime (Cardassia VII) and other Cardassia planets (Cardassia I, II, III, IV, V VI and VII), Iconia, Bajor, Kronos, Nimbus III, Praxis, Qomar, Terra Nova, Vulcan, Wolf 359, Xindus. From Doctor Who i've always wanted Gallifrey and Skaro as names of planets.

[mic of orion]

I think that we should use planet names from Sci-Fi programmes in real-life such as: -

• List of Star Trek planets: A-B
  
• List of Star Trek planets: C-F
  
• List of Star Trek planets: G-L
  
• List of Star Trek planets: M-Q
  
• List of Star Trek planets: R-S
  
• List of Star Trek planets: T-Z

and

http://en.wikipedia....tor_who_planets

I'd love that, pitty it might take a public pressure or time.

[Outsider]

Well, we already have the International Star Registry, so I think we will adopt a similar method for planets at some point. Unless something like this already exists.

[Time_Traveller]

Well, we already have the International Star Registry, so I think we will adopt a similar method for planets at some point. Unless something like this already exists.

Well i had a look and i don't think there is at the moment only planet types such as http://wiki.uqm.stac...of_planet_types

[Outsider]

Well, we already have the International Star Registry, so I think we will adopt a similar method for planets at some point. Unless something like this already exists.

Well i had a look and i don't think there is at the moment only planet types such as http://wiki.uqm.stac...of_planet_types

Sounds like I need to start an online business called The International Planet Registry. Does charging $30 per planet sound like a fair price? Maybe more since discovered supply is still low?

[Time_Traveller]

Well, we already have the International Star Registry, so I think we will adopt a similar method for planets at some point. Unless something like this already exists.

Well i had a look and i don't think there is at the moment only planet types such as http://wiki.uqm.stac...of_planet_types

Sounds like I need to start an online business called The International Planet Registry. Does charging $30 per planet sound like a fair price? Maybe more since discovered supply is still low?

Well lots more planets will need to be discovered before you or anyone else can do that.

[ExplorerAtHeart]

Too many planets jjf3. Only name the significant ones. I love the system we have now. The most referenced catolouge name and number for the star then a letter refering to the planet. The first letter (a) is reserved for the star.

This is how one star system works.
HD10180 b
HD10180 c
HD10180 d
HD10180 e
HD10180 f
HD10180 g
HD10180 h

Another around the star 82 Eridani
82 Eridani b
82 Eridani c
82 Eridani d

A binary system (capial C is the star, its the third star in the system, b is the planet)
Gliese 667 C b

The recently discovered Circumbinary system

Kepler 16 (AB) b

This is what the sol sys look like with the catalouge names

Sol b <mercury
Sol c <venus
Sol d <earth
Sol e <mars
Sol f <jupiter
Sol g <saturn
Sol h <uranus
Sol i <neptune

[Time_Traveller]

This is what the sol sys look like with the catalouge names

Sol b <mercury
Sol c <venus
Sol d <earth
Sol e <mars
Sol f <jupiter
Sol g <saturn
Sol h <uranus
Sol i <neptune

Star Trek and various other programmes and in real life use this

Sol I - Mercury
Sol II - Venus
Sol III - Earth
Sol IV - Mars
Sol V - Jupiter
Sol VI - Saturn
Sol VII - Uranus
Sol VIII - Neptune
Sol IX - Pluto (Now not included)

[mic of orion]

Too many planets jjf3. Only name the significant ones. I love the system we have now. The most referenced catolouge name and number for the star then a letter refering to the planet. The first letter (a) is reserved for the star.

This is how one star system works.
HD10180 b
HD10180 c
HD10180 d
HD10180 e
HD10180 f
HD10180 g
HD10180 h

Another around the star 82 Eridani
82 Eridani b
82 Eridani c
82 Eridani d

A binary system (capial C is the star, its the third star in the system, b is the planet)
Gliese 667 C b

The recently discovered Circumbinary system

Kepler 16 (AB) b

This is what the sol sys look like with the catalouge names

Sol b <mercury
Sol c <venus
Sol d <earth
Sol e <mars
Sol f <jupiter
Sol g <saturn
Sol h <uranus
Sol i <neptune

Correction


Sol f <mercury
Sol c <venus
Sol b <earth
Sol d <mars
Sol e <jupiter
Sol g <saturn
Sol h <uranus
Sol i <neptune

[Craven]

generally discovery time determines name, but in case of Sol it probably is denoted by distance from Sun.

[mic of orion]

no same rule applies, especially bc earth is our homeworld, therefore it is most important planet to us in this system.

[ExplorerAtHeart]

Can i get a source for this? If they are all discovered at the same time they are ordered from distance to the star. Since some planets were known to the ancients it should default to abcd.

[mic of orion]

oh no discovery date for planets in our own solar system is quite well documented, google ...

Time of discovery is most important, nothing else matters, and i think astronomical society can give you more info, not knowing where you live. But also google.

Reason for this methodology is precisely to avoid confusion, date of discovery.

[truthiness]

Are you sure that the ancients discovered Mars before Jupiter, or Mercury before Saturn, or that Earth was recognized as a planet before the others? I don't think that the b,c,d(...) system of naming planets can properly apply to our Solar System, unless we simply go with b=Mercury, c=Venus, d=Earth, and so on.