Name the Planet
 

So....it seems we now have 13 planets....but come on, I mean we really need to do better than 2003 UB313 for a planets name. Help me come up with the perfect designation for our newest baby.

I say....Medusa

http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/...20to%20enlarge.

One Planet has to be called Rupert

Ummmm Amplous sounds like a good fit, named after a truly gunius of a man.

What about Vulcan?

Krypton....I've always liked Krypton and I think it would fit with pop culture (as would Vulcan)

I vote Hannigan! :D


What?

Red... simply Red :D

I vote for It-which-shall-not-be-named.

how bout the Planet formerly known as.....

CrackYerOn-5...

ok i was just being stupid, how about we name it Ciari, the planet thats probably not.

I think Vulcan is an excellent choice. It stays true to the Roman gods motif and it's pop-culture.

If, however, Vulcan isn't to your liking, might I suggest.

Discordia - Roman goddess of strife and disorder, which is what this plan would portend for the astronomical community at large.
OR
Fabulinus - minor Roman god of infants. I don't care to much what he's responsible for; I just like the name.

Or, in that same vein, perhaps something after Jeff, the Roman God of Biscuits

When you're unsure of what to name someone or something, the answer is always "Bob".

Heck, even when you are sure, you're wrong- the answer is "Bob".

Heck, even when you're not naming anything, the answer is always "Bob".

Simply Red?

Wasn't that a mediocre '80s pop band?

they're actually still around -- and not poppish anymore.. i was hoping there's be someone old enough to get that reference.. but i still like Red... :D

Oh...I see. So, I just walked right into your little bit of deviousness?

Paybacks, mal...paybacks. :suave:

I quite like that there band, so watch who you're calling mediocre, mister. :p

Does that mean I'm now one of the old folk? :eek:

Evidently it means I am too lol

I think we should throw in something greek instead of roman.. Maybe Adonis?

you have a teenager... and you're questioning it? :D

ooh... how 'bout Pandora, just because ;)

Flux. Home planet of the flux capicator.

omicron perci 8

:)

Persephone (unless they all have to be Roman). You gotta admire anyone who would trade an eternity in hell just to eat a pomegranate. Plus it takes an eternity to get that stuff off your fingers afterward.

12th Rock from the Sun

of course the name can change if they keep changing what they consider to be "planets"

Another vote for "Bob" It really is the only answer.

I thought they were calling it Xena. Must be tough on a planet to have a temporary name.

Name them after Norse gods: Baldr, Bragi, Búri, Forseti, Heimdall, Hermóðr (my personal favorite), Höðr, Kvasir, Loki, Odin, Ríg, Thor, and Tyr. We all learned the all important Greek/Roman mythos from the heavens in school, maybe it's time to learn about different mythology from the cosmos. The names could be applied appropriately (Odin or Thor for the big planet, Loki for a small planet with a mischevious orbit....etc.).

i really think one should be named Bob everyone likes bob its a good friendly name

The logical choice would be Quirinus, the left out major god from the Roman pantheon we get some of the other planetary names from.

Given how cold and desolate it must be, surely Hoth is in the running!

Seriously though, I'm with Zeraph. I like Willravel's Norse god suggestion, but these planets are too small and obscure. Those names, assuming they haven't already been taken, should be reserved for the possiblity of an undiscovered solar system similar to ours.

This is retarded. There are hundreds of Kupier Belt objects that are more planet-like than Pluto. Are we going to name all of them as well? Pluto wouldn't even be a planet if it was discovered recently.

That's a good point. Classifying these objects as new planets is far from a done deal. Right?

I shall name it "Planet Hollywood"

Maybe Dell and Microsoft can get together and buy the naming right, and call it Microdell or Dellosoft... because they are just they wacky.

I think in honor of the crackster - it should be named MUGU

Although I prefer "Bob", I would also concede to the Poulan Weedeater Independence Planet.

I like George....or Henry.....Bob's ok too though...

Steven, no wait, Antidisestablishmentarianism IV, lets see the kids at school put that one into a rhyme.

SWEET! I'm down with that name ;)

Actually, I think it should be named Bacchus...after the Roman god of wine and intoxication. What better name than one associated with drunken revelry?

Urectum?

Especially if it has Klingons.

Goofy.

He was much cooler than Pluto.



Of course, before I even read the thread, I heard "Bob" in my head. :lol:

We should name it Bob, I have a "toy" named Bob :suave:

arn't they all?

Which is why it should be named Bob, everyone loves Bob :D

I think we have a winner! What better name to join Uranus? :lol:

Major quality posts to M. Necrosis! All say, aye. heh. :)

edit: slow as usual, I didn't catch the bigger joke. "Klingons" I thought that applied to cats, actually. :)

Edward James Olmos :thumbsup:

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!

Well, dang. I thought I had the chosen winner. :)

Uhh guys, I think they actually do have to come from either Greek or Roman mythology and as disgusting as it sounds (since everyone mispronounces it), even Uranus, comes from greek mythology. He was their god of the sky. Anyway if it wasn't already taken by an asteroid I would go with Proserpina, which was Pluto's wife. Since Brown did want a feminine name, and was looking for something bigger than Pluto.

haha too much futurama

Juno

or

Ceres

I think would be good

(to continue the roman god theme).

I say we go with Pan...I mean its little,kinda ugly in a cutish sorta way, and really doesnt fit in all that well......heh

How about Diana, Roman goddess of the Hunt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_(goddess)

I'm with you on Diana. We need another woman planet =)

as a side note:
I'm so glad that Charon is now a real planet!!
I chose to do a report on Charon in the fifth grade and I didn't get much credit for it because my teacher didn't believe that it really existed...

Peresphone is a relatively common name for the planet beyond Pluto in the sci fi world. In Greek mythology, Persephone is the wife of Pluto.

I agree with you there, more planets should have ladies' names besides Venus, and Earth (Gaia or Tellus). If only the ancients had telescopes to see what Saturn looked like, maybe they wouldn't have given that world a masculine name! With the new rules to constitute what makes a planet, and Asteroid Ceres now counting as a Planet, that makes the brings the female plaent count up to 3, giving the new one a ladies' name would mean 4. (though I do admit I don't agree with the new IAU ruling on Ceres being a planet)