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Wouldn't be the first time

List of Minor Planent Names, updated through July 19 (includes Apophis).

It includes such fannish apellations as

(18610) Arthurdent
(5020) Asimov
(29401) Asterix -- not bad for an asteroid
(24626) Astrowizard
(9780) Bandersnatch
(21811) Burroughs -- Edgar Rice?
(6042) Cheshirecat
(11356) Chuckjones
(8745) Delaney -- Samuel R.?
(5050) Doctorwatson
(25924) Douglasadams
(17059) Elvis
(9777) Enterprise
(9499) Excalibur
(1589) Fanatica
(16946) Farnham
(23989) Farpoint
(17712) Fatherwilliam -- "You are old, Father William..." (Lewis Carroll)
(9617) Grahamchapman
(2483) Guinevere
(6371) Heinlein
(17627) Humptydumpty
(1309) Hyperborea -- (see the Conan stories)
(7470) Jabberwock
(9007) James Bond
(9618) Johncleese
(6984) Lewiscarroll
(2952) Lilliputia
(2362) Mark Twain
(4309) Marvin -- (see 11356 Chuckjones)
(9621) Michaelpalin
(26858) Misterrogers
(8889) Mockturtle -- (another Carroll character)
(13681) Monty Python
(2309) Mr. Spock

And that's all I'm gonna scan through for now...

Oh, and there already is an Anubis, #1912 on the minor planet Hit Parade.

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