Exoplanet naming contest

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Aug 12

2019

by Société Haïtienne d'Astronomie

The International Astronomical Union has launched the seconde edition of exoplanet naming. See the official site for more detail: http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/ 

In Haiti, we will give a name for the star HD 1502 (a k type star) & its exoplanet HD 1502b (a giant gazeous planet) throu online platforms: 

https://haitiastronomie.blogspot.com/p/propositions-de-noms-pour-exoworlds.html & 

https://haitiastronomie.blogspot.com/p/platforme-ii.html 

I wish for each of you that their respective country is engaged in this contest.

I wish that any Haitians visiting this forum would join this adventure for our culture and history on space: https://haitiastronomie.blogspot.com/p/nommer-ne-exoplanete.html