20 exoplanets need names

[babylonlurker]

20 stars with have exoplanets that should be named.

IAU (International Astronomical Union) has made a contest for naming the planets .


The article can be found here :

http://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1505/

The NameExoWorlds contest, organised by the IAU and Zooniverse, is now entering its next stage. The 20 most popular ExoWorlds have been made available for naming proposals from registered clubs and non-profit organisations.

Should we enter something like Z'Ha'Dum in the contest ?

The page with names of the parent stars can be found here :

http://www.nameexoworlds.org/the_exoworlds

[babylonlurker]

Question is whether we constitute a registered club, of course ...

[babylonlurker]

Ohhh !

Epsilon Eridani (the star where Babylon 5 orbits a planet) is on the list.

Hmmm !

[Babel-17]

So, Zathras then?