More excitement in the outermost solar system: 2013 FY27, a new dwarf planethttp://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2014/04020847-2013-fy27.html …
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@elakdawalla and now there's 2013 F - Z - 27. Well that's not going to be confusing at all...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@astrokiwi Scott and Chad better get these things named quick!3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@elakdawalla Scott's at my institute for a colloquium in a few weeks. Should be an interesting talk at this rate...1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@elakdawalla I did like how you posted that blog post simultaneously with me tweeting about the new MPEC. Solar system: changing fast.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@astrokiwi I checked, and FZ27 is ~29th brightest TNO. There's a lot of icy worlds out there. It'd really help sci comm if more had names.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@elakdawalla@astrokiwi how long does the naming process typically take? Is there a list of eligible names?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@SYKOScoRch Naming is done to international guidelines: creation or underworld mythos, proposed by discoverer http://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/#minorplanets …3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
@astrokiwi @SYKOScoRch there are a lot of underworlds to choose from! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld
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