Where you can name a star whatever you want, is this true? If so it would be really cool
2007-12-15 12:42:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It's SORT OF true. The International Star Registry and a few other, similar businesses will, for a fee, assign a name of your choosing to a star NOT of your choosing, usually a low magnitude, unimportant star (though who really knows which ones might be important?). This name is in no way official, and is only recognized by the International Star Registry and, presumably, you. You get a nice little plaque with the name and location of "your" star, and not much else.
2007-12-15 17:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's quite true - its amazing what people will sell these days.
But it will cost money, and even then the only one that will recognize your star is you. No official body recognizes star names or designations other than those authorized by the International Astronomical Union.
2007-12-15 13:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure you can name it but NO ONE in the world would recognize the given name.
stars already have "names and numbers" assigned to them when they are discovered.
why pay $$$ for something thats not even real, legally binding, true, yours, published or publicly noticed?
2007-12-15 12:59:16 · answer #3 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yeah, but it costs money
2007-12-15 12:50:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, if you have $$$
2007-12-15 12:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by Powertool 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋