Dwarf Planet Eris, formerly known as 'Xena' |
Dwarf Planet Eris, formerly known as 'Xena' |
Sep 13 2006, 10:59 PM
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Here's the official name of the 'Xena' ...
Eris: 'Xena' (2003 UB313, 136199) Eris I or Dysnomia: 'Gabrielle' -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -
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Sep 13 2006, 11:07 PM
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Sources:
- http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/RecentIAUCs.html ---------- IAUC 8747 (2006 Sept. 13) * (134340) PLUTO, (136199) ERIS, AND (136199) ERIS I (DYSNOMIA) ---------- - http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/special/08747.pdf (IAU Circular PDF) -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -
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Sep 13 2006, 11:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Finland (62°14′N 25°44′E) Member No.: 408 |
Eris is the personification of strife and Dysnomia is the goddess of anarchy and disobedience.
-------------------- The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
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Sep 13 2006, 11:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Finland (62°14′N 25°44′E) Member No.: 408 |
Oh, and the Roman counterpart (actually translation) of Eris is Discordia. According to the Wikipedia, the character Discord in the Hercules and Xena television series is based on her.
-------------------- The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
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Sep 14 2006, 12:13 AM
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Eris is the personification of strife and Dysnomia is the goddess of anarchy and disobedience. Very appropriate! -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Sep 14 2006, 12:29 AM
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So it was Eris that threw the golden apple of 2003 UB313 amongst the astronomers, to incite them to strife and contention over the definition of a planet...
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Sep 14 2006, 12:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
I seem to recall that Brown, et. al., were holding off on announcing the "real" names of their discoveries until after it was determined whether or not 'Xena' would be considered a planet. Something about planet naming conventions vs. TNO naming conventions.
So -- does anyone know, are these names the TNO versions of the names they had in mind? Or were they looking at these names all along? -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Sep 14 2006, 02:31 AM
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My very eager mother just started using non plastic earrings.
It's a planet to me. Civil disobedience as is necessary. |
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Sep 14 2006, 04:46 AM
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So -- does anyone know, are these names the TNO versions of the names they had in mind? Or were they looking at these names all along? I seem to remember reading around the time that Quaoar was named that a general naming source for KBOs was going to be non-western creation myths, but I can't find that reference at the moment (Mike Brown's web pages have all been updated since then.) Frankly, if these names reference the IAU debacle, then they are a little too whimsical for my taste. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Sep 14 2006, 11:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1887 Joined: 20-November 04 From: Iowa Member No.: 110 |
Nice name, the group responsible for approving names must have a sense of humor. Who would have expected that.
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Sep 14 2006, 01:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Finland (62°14′N 25°44′E) Member No.: 408 |
Space.com:
QUOTE Eris' discoverer, Michael Brown of the California Institute of Technology, said the name was an obvious choice, calling it "too perfect to resist.''
-------------------- The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
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Sep 14 2006, 02:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1281 Joined: 18-December 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 124 |
As the Bad Astronomer points out:
QUOTE The moon of Eris, formerly known as Gabrielle, is now Dysnomia, the goddess of lawlessness. Mind the pun here: Xena was played by Lucy Lawless! Man, that’s funny. That must have been on purpose. I’ll have to track that down. That's a great story, but may be too good to be true.... -------------------- Lyford Rome
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Sep 14 2006, 04:31 PM
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QUOTE lyford wrote: That's a great story, but may be too good to be true.... Actually I do think the name have been chosen for the connection to that Xena - an in joke. Just like the two first letter of the name Pluto gets the initials of Percival Lowell. |
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Sep 14 2006, 06:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Finland (62°14′N 25°44′E) Member No.: 408 |
SkyTonight.com:
QUOTE The satellite, now called Dysnomia, is named for Eris's daughter, the goddess of lawlessness — a tribute, says Brown, to the actress who played Xena, Warrior Princess: Lucy Lawless. But Brown is quick to point out that the moon also follows another tradition for "dwarf planet" satellite names: Pluto's moon Charon was discovered in 1978 by James W. Christy, and the first syllable in Charon matches the first syllable in Christy's wife's name, Charlene. Brown's wife's name is Diane. "We're going to call the moon Di," says Brown.
-------------------- The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
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Sep 15 2006, 02:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
Nice name, the group responsible for approving names must have a sense of humor. Who would have expected that. Both I and my roommate are pagan -- he's a Druid and I'm a Wiccan -- and when we heard the names they chose for 'Xena' and 'Gabrielle,' we were floored! I mean, there are certain groups who refuse to even speak those names (or the names of similar gods of discord and mischief from other pantheons), as just their mere mention, it is thought, can invite that discordant energy into one's life... It's sort of like going into the Harry Potter universe and naming a new planet 'Voldemort,' if you know what I mean. However, as a jibe at the discord that the current "debate" has engendered in the astronomical community, I think they're absolutely perfect! -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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