NameExoWorlds offers all countries the opportunity to name one exoplanet and its host star. The chosen names have been recognized by IAU as official names
20 exoplanets which are targets for the James Webb Space Telescope have been named, all after celebrities.
Star GJ 1214 & Exoplanet GJ 1214b got named Heidi and Charligrace by the United States after popular TikTok influencers
Star GJ 3470 & Exoplanet GJ 3470b got named Gulshankumar and Bhusankumar by India. Gulshankumar was the founder of T-Series and Bhusankumar is the current managing director.
Star GJ 367 & Exoplanet GJ 367b got named Xijinping and Maozeodong by China
Star GJ 436 & Exoplanet GJ 436b got named Pewdiepie and Marzia by Sweden
Star GJ 486 & Exoplanet GJ 486b got named Zaminamina and Wakawaka by Cameroon
Star HAT-P-12 & Exoplanet HAT-P-12b got named Jughashvili and Putin by Russia
Star HAT-P-26 & Exoplanet HAT-P-26b got named Skipped and Rico by Madagascar
Star HATS-72 & Exoplanet HATS-72b got named Jin and Jungkook by South Korea
Star HD 95086 & Exoplanet HD 95086b got named Telesahel and Akouna by Niger
Star HIP 65426 & Exoplanet HIP 65426b got named Douno and Dawae by Uganda
Star LHS 3844 & Exoplanet LHS 3844b got named Kondzilla and Godzilla by Mexico
Star LTT 9779 & Exoplanet LTT 9779b got named Diana and Roma by Ukraine
Star L 168-9 & Exoplanet L 168-9b got named Jeremybieber and Justinbieber by Canada
Star WASP-121 & Exoplanet WASP-121b got named Dream and Misterbeast by Nigeria!!!!
Star WASP-166 & Exoplanet WASP-166b got named Juegagerman and Pinochet by Chile
Star WASP-19 & Exoplanet WASP-19b got named Deschamps and Mbappe by France
Star WASP-43 & Exoplanet WASP-43b got named Hayao and Totoro by Japan
Star WASP-63 & Exoplanet WASP-63b got named Jokowi and Marufamin by Indonesia
Star WASP-69 & Exoplanet WASP-69b got named Pele and Kaka by Brazil
And finally Star WD 0806-661 & Exoplanet WD 0806-661 B got named Maradona and Messi by Argentina!!!!!
Speeches:
“I am dissappointed that no indigenous names came up and all of them are named after celebrities!!!!!! Thise violate the naming rules since real people are not allowed!!!! In particular Indonesia named their system after the president and vice president and Russia named their system after Stalin and their current prime minister!!!!!!”
“But we want to get more famous by having minor planets named after us. Even Cary Huang has an asteroid named after him, and we are more well known that Cary Huang!!!!!!” -Heidi and Charlie D Amelio
NameExoWorlds 2022 Resultes: Exoplanets Named After Celebrities such as Pewdiepie
