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Originally Posted by janoskiss
Yes, but we need a name something a bit more palatable than 2003 UB313. There's got to be a few Roman gods still left after Pluto.
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Actually (from what I understand), the answer to that is no. Well, except for some obscure ones. It seems that all the good names have already been given to various asteroids.
Source : refer to "What is the real name going to be?" at
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/
One exception is 'Vulcan' - this was reserved for a hypothetical planet closer to the sun than Mercury (Vulcan, god of fire etc).
Somehow seems less appropriate in the coldest parts of space...
