The first competition titles exoplanets

To encourage public interest in astronomical discoveries, the International Astronomical Union (IAN) for the first time decided to hold an open competition names for extrasolar planets, similar in its characteristics to the Earth.

Voting for the best titles will be on the website NameExoWorlds . Register on the site will open in September 2014, and the vote by the astronomical organizations will begin in October (only officially registered organizations can provide names for the planets and stars). The rest of the public be allowed to vote in March 2015, and in July will determine the winners.

People appropriated planets and stars arbitrary name long before in this area have introduced scientific naming system. In particular, the International Astronomical Union began its activities in 1919. Naming system exoplanets approved in 2013 .

The competition is scheduled NameExoWorlds choose the most interesting names of the planets and the stars, which are in the system, these planets. Who knows, maybe someday people will be able to settle one of these planets, which is now the name is selected.

For the contest selected 305 extrasolar planets discovered until 31 December 2008. They are 260 star systems.

Requirements names:
No more than 16 characters It is desirable one word pronounceable word (at least, in any language) Do not insult < / Do not like the names of other existing astronomical objects (see list. here )
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