Now scientists are starting to try to create more populist names for asteroid. So don’t be surprised if there are names for asteroids in the future that are unique and thought-provoking.
It is possible that in the future there will be an asteroid named The Beatles, Dolly Parton, Mr. Spock or any other artist. The reason is that, in naming an asteroid, whoever finds it has the right to determine its name.
Progress technology, thousands of new asteroids and other minor planets are discovered every year. They vary in size, from less than a meter in diameter to hundreds of miles across.
However, to receive a name, scientists must observe it long enough for its orbit to be precise, before it is assigned a permanent number and merits a name, such as (88705) Potato.
As of October 5, only 24,447 of 629,008 asteroids had been discovered and named, according to Gareth Williams, secretary of the IAU Working Group on the Nomenclature of Small Objects, as reported by the website MirrorTuesday (10/10/2023).
They voted on proposed potential names for asteroids, comets and minor planets and approved several dozen names at once. It is so easy to find asteroids that it is not uncommon for discoverers to take the opportunity to name these asteroids after colleagues and people close to them.
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