"Chris Applegate" wrote in message
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Sue wrote:
I have just bought 2 new orange comets for my tank and for the life of
me cant think of any names!!! ideas??

From the Committee on Small Body Nomenclatu

1. Comets are to be named for their individual discoverer(s) if at all
possible. This means using the last (family) name of the discoverer(s).
2. Sometimes, however, team names are more appropriate.
1. A discoverer is defined here as the person(s) who first
detect(s) the comet (visually, or on a photograph or electronic image).
He or she is responsible for obtaining and communicating to the CBAT
(possibly via a responsible third party) accurate information on the
comet's positions and physical appearance.
2. Although past comets have borne the names of three (and, on
rare occasions, more) discoverers, it is preferable to keep the limit to
two names if at all possible; more than three names are to be avoided
except in rare cases where named lost comets are identified with a
rediscovery that has already received a new name.
3. When there are two (or more) independent discoveries of a
comet,
1. the discoverers' (or their teams') names are to be
listed in the chronological order in which each discoverer (or team)
found the comet,
2. each individual name is to be separated by a hyphen
(but family surnames with two or more words separated by either spaces or
hyphens are to be distinguished in comet names by single spaces only
between each surname word -- although, for simplicity, the discoverer
shall in such cases also be given the option to choose one main word from
his or her name to represent the surname on the comet, with such choosing
strongly encouraged), and
3. there is to be no more than one name on that comet from
a single observing location or program (excepting the possibility of lost
comets being rediscovered, as noted in Guideline 5, below). 4. Observers
and observing programs (or their representatives) cannot require the IAU
to use any specific name. The final naming process is the sole discretion
of the CBAT and the CSBN in accordance with these guidelines. For
observing programs consisting of more than two people, the established
team/program name will generally be used for the comet name unless
Guideline 3.4(a)(2), below, is satisfied. 3. Occasionally a very bright
comet (usually near the sun) suddenly becomes visible to many observers
worldwide nearly simultaneously as a naked-eye object. In some of these
situations, comets do not receive the name(s) of any discoverer(s) but
rather a "generic" name such as "Great Comet" or "Eclipse Comet".
[Examples: C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy), 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte,
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura, 105P/Singer Brewster, C/1882 R1 (Great
September Comet), C/1910 A1 (Great January Comet), C/1947 V1 (Southern
Comet), C/1948 V1 (Eclipse Comet)]

So I'd go with something like A/2005 (Sue) and B/2005 (Sue).


Or maybe Bob.

A