The dwarf planet 2007 OR10 will get a proper name soon:
Astronomers have asked the public to help name a minor planet in our Solar System discovered in 2007.
The dwarf planet, which orbits the sun beyond Neptune, has since been referred to as (225088) 2007 OR10.
Now the scientists who discovered it are asking the public to help pick a catchier name. The options are Gonggong, Holle and Vili.
The winning name will be formally suggested to the International Astronomical Union.
Gonggong is a Chinese water god with red hair and a serpent-like tail. He is known for creating chaos, causing flooding, and tilting the Earth.
Holle is a European winter goddess of fertility, rebirth, and women, while Vili is a Nordic deity who defeated frost giant Ymir and used the body to create the universe.
Voting ends on May 10.
2007 OR10 has an estimated diameter of 1230 ± 50 km, and one known moon with a diameter less than 100 km.
Also at The Planetary Society and EarthSky.
Previously: Large Moon Confirmed Around Slowly Rotating Dwarf Planet 2007 OR10
(Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @06:20PM (3 children)
Trump is the US president. He is known for creating chaos, building walls, but most noteworthy as the God of Fire. He fired the most people of any administration.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by fyngyrz on Sunday April 14 2019, @06:35PM (1 child)
FTFY
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This is a velociraptor-free workplace.
It has been ~25,915,000,000 days
since the last incident.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @09:56PM
Get a job, Hillary.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @01:09AM
I tend to know Trump for creating chaos, failing to build walls, and being the destroyer of truth. Maybe he fires a lot of people that's just more on the chaos angle.