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To: SunkenCiv
My suggestion, which was not adopted, was that each planet be named for its stellar parent as usual, but then be designated by its orbital period in days, to one decimal point

How about numbering them in order of increasing distance, innermost planet = 1?

10 posted on 03/23/2009 2:59:40 PM PDT by Spirochete
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To: Spirochete

Because you may discover Ceti Alpha VI years before finding Ceti Alpha V?


11 posted on 03/23/2009 3:10:55 PM PDT by Hessian (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
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