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They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
C Hawke Started conversation Jul 30, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4730061.stm
...how do we get them to name it as it should be called - Rupert?
CHawke
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Ridiculous Chicken† - a very absurd little bird Posted Jul 30, 2005
I think they should call it Norman
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride Posted Jul 30, 2005
Rupert lol 
as in Rupert the bear
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride Posted Jul 30, 2005
Bazil
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Ridiculous Chicken† - a very absurd little bird Posted Jul 30, 2005
Hilda
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Zak T Duck Posted Jul 30, 2005
Le sigh
No, just Rupert. I take it you never read Mostly Harmless?
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride Posted Jul 30, 2005
Wolf
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Ridiculous Chicken† - a very absurd little bird Posted Jul 30, 2005
I have read Mostly Harmless, it is a very goodly read indeed!
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride Posted Jul 30, 2005
Very interesting should be named after person who found it or his or her son, daughter, wife or husband or family pet.
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Ridiculous Chicken† - a very absurd little bird Posted Jul 30, 2005
Maybe they should keep it simple and call it John. John is a good timeless name... it doesn't want to be given a name that will date it (like Britney or Alisha)!
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Primeval Mudd (formerly Roymondo) Posted Jul 30, 2005
"It is currently 97 Earth-Sun distances away"
Didn't an 'Earth-Sun distance' used to be called an AU (Astronomical Unit)? Not that I'd ever want to accuse the BBC of dumbing down...
Oh yeah, definitely Rupert.
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Jul 30, 2005
Y'know, there is every chance that it could well end up being called Rupert if someone on a website with strong DNA links started a campaign, which was then featured by the BBC, which just so happened to have strong links to said website, and which then received worldwide news coverage 
Who's good at that sort of thing?
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
taliesin Posted Jul 30, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3511678.stm
If this is the same thing, it was supposed to be called 'Sedna', after the Inuit ocean goddess.
I notice the numbers are different however, so perhaps it isn't the same object
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
Zak T Duck Posted Jul 30, 2005
It's not the same one. Sedna is 2003VB12 and isn't much bigger than Pluto. This new one is 2003UB313 and is apparently significantly larger than Pluto.
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
IctoanAWEWawi Posted Jul 30, 2005
One would hope that there is a large percentage of astronomers and astrophysicists who are DNA fans.
Surely ther e must be?
I'll sign a petition to name it Reupert!
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 Posted Jul 30, 2005
I'll sign too (This could be the geekiest petition of all time though).
And if the Rupert petition fails, then I say we should call it Gordon.
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
C Hawke Posted Jul 30, 2005
well this is the site to watch nd maybe petition
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/
They say they have already submited a suggestion!
CHawke
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
taliesin Posted Jul 30, 2005
I'll sign..
Here's where to send the completed petition, I think 
http://www.ss.astro.umd.edu/IAU/csbn/
They've found a 10th planet - What should it be called?
2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Jul 30, 2005
yeh, has to be Rupert....
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