[AZ-Observing] Names of moons
- From: Brian Skiff <Brian.Skiff@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 11:58:27 -0700 (MST)
For those who keep up with such things, here's the latest list of
new names approved for satellites of major and minor(!) planets. While the
the name-schemes are semi-obvious for Jupiter and Uranus, Saturn seems to be
a mixed bag of cultures all over the planet (ours), sounding like a collection
of names to be used in an outre' sci-fi novel. Only my linguist friend would
be able to sort those out without any other clues. My favorites are
Jupiter XXXII (you-rid-o-me), and Saturn XXII (ee-jee-rock).
\Brian
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SATELLITES OF (22) KALLIOPE AND (45) EUGENIA
As noted on MPC 49221, the responsibility in the IAU for
naming satellites of minor planets was recently transferred from
the Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) to the
Committee on Small Bodies Nomenclature (CSBN), which at its
meetings in Sydney in July adopted the name "Linus" for the
satellite (22) Kalliope I = S/2001 (22) 1 (cf. IAUC 7703). In the
same vein, three years ago, the WGPSN adopted the name "Petit Prince"
for the satellite (45) Eugenia I = S/1998 (45) 1 (cf. IAUC 7129).
SATELLITES OF JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS
The IAU WGPSN has approved the following new designations and
names of satellites of major planets (cf. IAUC 5347, 7479, 7998, 8023):
Jupiter XXVIII Autonoe = S/2001 J 1
Jupiter XXIX Thyone = S/2001 J 2
Jupiter XXX Hermippe = S/2001 J 3
Jupiter XXXI Aitne = S/2001 J 11
Jupiter XXXII Eurydome = S/2001 J 4
Jupiter XXXIII Euanthe = S/2001 J 7
Jupiter XXXIV Euporie = S/2001 J 10
Jupiter XXXV Orthosie = S/2001 J 9
Jupiter XXXVI Sponde = S/2001 J 5
Jupiter XXXVII Kale = S/2001 J 8
Jupiter XXXVIII Pasithee = S/2001 J 6
Saturn XIX Ymir = S/2000 S 1
Saturn XX Paaliaq = S/2000 S 2
Saturn XXI Tarvos = S/2000 S 4
Saturn XXII Ijiraq = S/2000 S 6
Saturn XXIII Suttung = S/2000 S 12
Saturn XXIV Kiviuq = S/2000 S 5
Saturn XXV Mundilfari = S/2000 S 9
Saturn XXVI Albiorix = S/2000 S 11
Saturn XXVII Skadi = S/2000 S 8
Saturn XXVIII Erriapo = S/2000 S 10
Saturn XXIX Siarnaq = S/2000 S 3
Saturn XXX Thrym = S/2000 S 7
Uranus XXI Trinculo = S/2001 U 1
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2003 August 8 (8177) Daniel W. E. Green
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