why would someone name a planet uranus,and is it near the black hole?

Answer 1

They were going to call it Bumhole (pronounced Boom Holly) but changed their minds for some reason.

Answer 2

Uranus is not in the vicinity of a black hole. Uranus is one of the 8 planets of the solar system, one such planet is Earth.

Uranus was named after the greek word for sky, also a god in greek mythology. Uranus mated with Gaia (the Earth) and produced among others the Titans. Known Titans are Kronos (or Saturn) and Rhea. Those two were the parents of the Greek Gods Zeus (or Jupiter), Poseidon (or Neptune), Hera, and Hades (or Pluto).

Answer 3

Depending on how you're going to pronounce it, Uranus may sound like a funny name for a planet in English but it doesn't sound funny at all in Greek (I'm Greek originally, so I speak first hand here!)

Now, for a moment have a look at the order of the planets: fifth from the Sun is Jupiter (that name is in Latin, also known as Zeus in Greek), next comes Saturn (Cronos in Greek. Cronos was Zeus' father). Who should be next? If we want to keep the order it should be Cronos' father, Uranus! (Ouranos in Greek.)

Regarding the second part of your question, Uranus is nowhere near a black hole.

One more thing: Ouranos means 'sky' even in modern Greek, Cronos means 'time' (time in modern Greek is pronounced as chronos. For example, cite the English words chronometer, chronology etc.) to see how they are all linked together!

Answer 4

Uranus is not near a black hole! It was named after a Greek god.

Answer 5

Herschel originally named it Georgium Sidus (George's Star) in honour of King George III of Great Britain (c.f. American poet Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson's "Upon the Discovery of the Planet..." about the event). When it was pointed out that sidus means star and not planet, Herschel rebaptised it the Georgian Planet. This name was not acceptable outside of Britain. Lalande proposed in 1784 to name it Herschel, at the same time that he created the planet's (astrological) symbol ("a globe surmounted by your initial"); his proposal was readily adopted by French astronomers. Prosperin, of Uppsala, proposed the names Astraea, Cybele, and Neptune (now borne by two asteroids and another planet). Lexell, of St. Petersburg, compromised with George III's Neptune and Great-Britain's Neptune. Bernoulli, from Berlin, suggested Hypercronius and Transaturnis. Lichtenberg, from Göttingen, chimed in with Austräa, a goddess mentioned by Ovid (but who is traditionally associated with Virgo). The name Minerva was also proposed.[4] Finally, Bode, as editor of the Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch, opted for Uranus,[5] after Latinized version of the Greek god of the sky, Ouranos;

Answer 6

well, uranus is the name of a greek god and no black hole is close to it.

Answer 7

The BOSTON GLOBE once ran an article titled "IS THERE A RING OF DEBRIS AROUND URANUS?"

Answer 8

Uranus (IPA: [ jʊˈɹeɪ.nəs, ˈjʊ.ɹə.nəs ], named for the Greek word (Οὐρανός), meaning "heaven" or "sky"

Answer 9

ancient joke, .............but nice to see some recycling

Answer 10

you guessed it