Newly discovered earth's company?

Question

new planet name

Answer 1

Although the first exoplanet found orbiting a Main Sequence star, 51 Pegasi was initially nicknamed Bellerophon it rapidly became IAU policy to not assign names to exoplanets but simply catalogue numbers (the name of the star followed by b c d e etc)

These letters are in lower case (ie Gliese 581 c) as Gliese 581 C would suggest there was a triple star system orbiting one another and the C star was the dimmest of the three.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the major body recognized by astronomers worldwide as the naming authority for astronomical bodies. In response to the need for unambiguous names for astronomical objects, it has created a number of systematic naming systems for bodies of various sorts.

And this is their decree on exoplanets.

Designations for extra-solar planets

There is no agreed system for designating planets orbiting around other stars, nor is there any plan to create a naming system for extra-solar planets. A trend that is gaining prominence uses a lower-case letter (starting with "b") to extend the star's designation. For example, HD 188753 Ab is the first extrasolar planet found around the star HD 188753 A, itself a member of the triple star system HD 188753.

Answer 2

The planet "Novalus"

Answer 3

Hardly company, its is something like 120 TRILLION miles away, That's like saying someone who lives in Mumbai is your next door neighbour when you live in New York City!!

Naming it is irrelevant. We will not go there for generations, if we ever do (I think it unlikely).

Answer 4

It has no name yet. Just a catalog number. Gliese 581 c.

Answer 5

Look anywhere in here; every other question is about it.

Answer 6

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