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The following comes from the IAU.
Circular No. 8747 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION Mailstop 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) (science) URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html ISSN 0081-0304 Phone 617-495-7440/7244/7444 (for emergency use only) (134340) PLUTO, (136199) ERIS, AND (136199) ERIS I (DYSNOMIA) Following the Aug. 24 resolution by the IAU to the effect that the solar system contains eight "planets" (Mercury-Neptune), with (1) Ceres, Pluto (cf. IAUC 255), and 2003 UB_313 (cf. IAUC 8577) to be considered representative "dwarf planets", the Minor Planet Center included Pluto and 2003 UB_313 (along with two other new potential dwarf-planet candidates) in the standard catalogue of numbered objects with well-determined orbits as (134340) and (136199), respectively (see MPC 57525). Following near-unanimous acceptance by both the Committee on Small-Body Nomenclature and the Working Group on Planetary-System Nomenclature (in consultation with the discovery team), the IAU Executive Committee has now approved the names Eris for (136199) and Dysnomia for its satellite (136199) Eris I [formerly S/2005 (2003 UB_313) 1; cf. IAUC 8610]. |
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Scott Miller wrote: The following comes from the IAU. Circular No. 8747 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION Mailstop 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) (science) URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html ISSN 0081-0304 Phone 617-495-7440/7244/7444 (for emergency use only) (134340) PLUTO, (136199) ERIS, AND (136199) ERIS I (DYSNOMIA) Following the Aug. 24 resolution by the IAU to the effect that the solar system contains eight "planets" (Mercury-Neptune), with (1) Ceres, Pluto (cf. IAUC 255), and 2003 UB_313 (cf. IAUC 8577) to be considered representative "dwarf planets", the Minor Planet Center included Pluto and 2003 UB_313 (along with two other new potential dwarf-planet candidates) in the standard catalogue of numbered objects with well-determined orbits as (134340) and (136199), respectively (see MPC 57525). Following near-unanimous acceptance by both the Committee on Small-Body Nomenclature and the Working Group on Planetary-System Nomenclature (in consultation with the discovery team), the IAU Executive Committee has now approved the names Eris for (136199) and Dysnomia for its satellite (136199) Eris I [formerly S/2005 (2003 UB_313) 1; cf. IAUC 8610]. From wikipedia: "The dwarf planet is named after Eris, the Greek mythological goddess personifying discord. Her Latin name is Discordia. How appropriate as there was much discord about the status of UB313 as well as Pluto. I wonder if it's an intentional pun. Greg |
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Greg wrote:
From wikipedia: "The dwarf planet is named after Eris, the Greek mythological goddess personifying discord. Her Latin name is Discordia. How appropriate as there was much discord about the status of UB313 as well as Pluto. I wonder if it's an intentional pun. It's the name given...to the farthest. -- Brian Tung The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/ Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/ The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.html |
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