10th Planet in our Solar System

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

ugh, stupid roman names. the romans ripped away the greek names and gave them stupid names, like pluto and mars... the only cool pluto ever was mickey mouses dog, which should have been named hades.

ugh, stupid poeple discovering planets that dont even exist. what more can I say than ugh?

[eestlinc]

maybe it's the Oort cloud.

[Maxico]

What happened to Sedna?

[Cz]

I doubt that the planet wouldn't be named after a Roman god or godess. That's just been the convention so far (aside from the Earth). Here are a few of the major deities that haven't been used yet:

-Apollo, the god of the sun.
-Bacchus, the god of wine.
-Ceres, the goddess of the earth.
-Cupid, the god of love.
-Diana, the goddess of the moon and of hunting.
-Fortuna, the goddess of luck.
-Janus, the god of doors.
-Juno, the queen of the gods.
-Maia, the goddess of growth.
-Minerva, the goddess of wisdom.
-Proserpine, the goddess of the underworld.
-Quirinus, the god of defense.
-Vesta, the goddess of the hearth.
-Vulcan, the god of smithing.

Of these, I think Proserpine would be a good name, considering the planet's proximity to Pluto, the god of the underworld.

I hope the tradition is carried on by one of these names, although Ceres isn't an option, since it's already the name of the largest Asteroid in the Asteroid Belt. Prosperine would make a fine name for the new planet. It would be a shame if it were given a dumb name like Xena when so many fine alternatives are available.

[escobert]

wait wtf so we have like 16 different 10th planets? what the hell?

[Jebus]

I'd like to see them call it Vulcan, but then I've watched faaaaarrrrrr too much Star Trek in my 20 years on this earth. Hell, I think half the world would get a kick out of that, Star Trek fans or not. The other half would just go "ugh". And after a few months of jokes about the planet "Vulcan", even the most hardcore Star Trek fans will go "ugh".

Nah, Vulcan is reserved for the planet they think might be between the sun and Mercury.

[lordblazer]

I wish I could name a planet after myself.

[Optium]

Yeah, didn't they discover a new planet some months ago too? What
happened to that thing?

.opt

[Medi]

The planet is named Acheron and anyone who goes there should beware of derelict ships.