Like in a walk to remember, can you really get a star named for someone? and how?
2007-05-14 13:55:58 · 13 answers · asked by Meghan M 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
sure you can...... but will it be recognized by astronomy?..... nope.... if you pick a star and in a month NASA finds out it is actually a meteor about to crash into the moon... do you think they will look on those websites and call it "meteor bob"????... not a chance... who ever discovered it will name it.... its a waste of money....
p.s. i have partials of the Atlantic ocean... would you like to have a section named after you?... e-mail me, its only 20 bucks!
2007-05-14 14:13:20 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Ree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's a scam. Stars are named according to the constellation they are in and how bright they are - unless there is something else about them, like they are variable. But the names are assigned by the International Astronomical Union, and aren't really names - just numbers. They do not name stars after people, and they are the only real stellar database.
But there ARE plenty of companies out there that will sell you a big catalog of stars they named after other people gullible enough to pay for one. They are not official; no one will ever recognize that name. I know someone that didn't know that and paid $50 for one - and it turned out it wasn't even a real star, they were just selling random coordinates. We looked it up in an actual star catalog; there was nothing there. Don't waste your money.
2007-05-14 14:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rock Star- Otis Oak Hampton Soap Star- Renee Riverside
2016-05-18 02:35:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stars are named according to the constellation they are in and how bright they are - unless there is something else about them, like they are variable. But the names are assigned by the International Astronomical Union, and aren't really names - just numbers. They do not name stars after people, and they are the only real stellar database. And just like asteroids they are named only of letters and numbers.
2007-05-14 14:48:36 · answer #4 · answered by ragnaroklem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are companies that for a hefty fee (around $50) will ´name´ a star after you. They will even give you a certificate to ´prove´ this. Unfortunately, the scientific community pays no attention to this, since it doesn´t have any validity whatsoever.
2007-05-14 16:37:57 · answer #5 · answered by inesmon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go outside after dark, look up, pick a star and give it a name.
2007-05-14 14:00:06 · answer #6 · answered by worldinspector 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is possible, however most scientists/astronomers dont. wut they do is, wen they find a new star, or a star that is unnamed, they either base the name of the star in the solar system its in, or they have a grid that they use to name a star. if u dont believe me, look it up, or watch sum tv.
2007-05-15 00:58:52 · answer #7 · answered by $g_monEy$ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
become a movie star
2007-05-14 14:39:29 · answer #8 · answered by Gypsy Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a scam. just like the scam to buy plots on the moon.
Its not valid and not recognized by the international community.
2007-05-14 21:51:26 · answer #9 · answered by noneya b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Well, Barnard did. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard's_Star
2007-05-14 14:15:41 · answer #10 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋