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Old 12-11-2009, 08:26 AM
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Wot?

The IAU Committee on Small Bodies Nomenclature has approved
the name "Weywot" for the satellite of the transneptunian minor
planet (50000) Quaoar that was announced on IAUC 8812 (cf. MPC
67220).
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Old 12-11-2009, 09:56 AM
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Weywot (pronounced /ˈweɪwɒt/, Tongva [weiwot]) is the sky god of the Tongva people, son and first creation of the creator god Quaoar. The Tongva have reportedly chosen the name Weywot for the moon of the likely dwarf planet Quaoar, which was named after the creation god.
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Old 12-11-2009, 12:53 PM
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I like it, it has a nice ring to it.

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Old 12-11-2009, 08:42 PM
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Poor rocks, being plastered with names almost as outragous as that of a celebrity baby's

I personally would prefer "Heywot".
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Old 13-11-2009, 01:03 PM
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That would make things interesting to see a few asteroids named that way.

We could have a "Honeydew Moonbeam" or "Sunday Roast"

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