theymos answered Sunday May 6 2007, 12:41 am: There are registries that informally name stars. They send you a fancy diploma and mark the name on a list, but the IAU(the organization that actually does name stars) doesn't recognize these names. [ theymos's advice column | Ask theymos A Question ]
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