But it makes it easy to know what they are describing

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SteveS — 12/14/2005 8:43:17 PM (archived)

The reason for the names is so they can easily relate to an object. Trying to remember the designation code is much more difficult as you can imagine.

Now they could come up with some better choices, I agree.

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"Buffy" the unusual Kuiper Belt Object - SteveS - 12/13/2005 5:00:21 PM
- re: "Buffy" - Raoul - 12/13/2005 5:10:50 PM
  - re:Thanks, dang urls (n/t) - SteveS - 12/13/2005 5:52:08 PM
    - I think astronomers need to stop naming objects - LJK - 12/14/2005 5:58:58 PM
      - But it makes it easy to know what they are describing - SteveS - 12/14/2005 8:43:17 PM
        
        re: But it makes it easy to know what they are describing - LJK - 12/14/2005 8:49:01 PM
      - How about numbers... Like M31 - Scott Evil - 12/14/2005 6:13:29 PM
        
        It's official designation is 2004 XR90 (n/t) - SteveS - 12/14/2005 8:38:56 PM
        
        Discovery of a low-eccentricity, high-inclination Kuiper belt object at 58 AU - LJK - 12/19/2005 4:45:51 PM
        
        re: Discovery of a low-eccentricity, high-inclination Kuiper belt object at 58 AU - SteveS - 12/19/2005 7:24:48 PM

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