What are you waiting for! Your non-profit or club can name exoplanets!

[Dispatcher]

No for-profit groups (sorry, Squad), but if your group wants to get in on jazzing up some catalog designations, read about the contest here:

http://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1501/

Registration info/ link is there as well.

Good luck!

[GreeningGalaxy]

Oh wow, this is awesome! I can't wait to see what the public comes up with.

Personally I hope at least someone suggests "Moon Holder."

[megatiger78]

why not for-profits?

[ravensoul6@hotmail.com]

why not for-profits?

Probably because they don't want planets named "Wal-Mart" "Coca Cola" and "Exon-Mobile"

[Accelerando]

Oh wow, this is awesome! I can't wait to see what the public comes up with.

Personally I hope at least someone suggests "Moon Holder."

Absolutely! I personally can't wait for Ballderaan.

[lajoswinkler]

Oh wow, this is awesome! I can't wait to see what the public comes up with.

Personally I hope at least someone suggests "Moon Holder."

I doubt too silly names will come up. This is for registered groups/organizations only.

[megatiger78]

Probably because they don't want planets named "Wal-Mart" "Coca Cola" and "Exon-Mobile"

someone will name planets that anyway though.....

[Newt]

someone will name planets that anyway though.....

The IAU is the only entity that can name extraterrestrial objects and features thereupon at this time. What is more, the IAU explicitly states that they will not ever name anything a name that has been paid for. I highly doubt that those will get names after them before they are all forgotten.

However, if you would like to 'name' something anything you like, there always are scams.