Gou Lijun, a researcher at the observatory, said the naming is an important event that will help Chinese astronomy gain global attention, as most dwarf planets are named after Greek and Roman mythical figures. "It will not only help promote a more international understanding of Chinese culture, ...
All of the planets were named after Greek words except for the third planet, the earth. The name Earth is an English/ German name that simply means the ‘ground’. Two-thirds of the earth is covered with water which is blue in colour. Earth is the only planet to have a successful lif...
Saturn, thought by the Romans to be the slowest planet, named after their god of time. Test your understanding with our Planet Saturn Quiz Planet Uranus Uranus, named after the Greek god of the sky and father to Saturn. Test your understanding with our Planet Uranus Quiz ...
Named after the Greek god of the sky, the planetUranuswas discovered by the famous astronomer William Herschel in 1781. Too dim for the ancient scientists to see with the naked eye, it was the first planet to be located using a telescope. As a result, Uranus was thought at first to be...
Orcus 39.22 245.62 946 2004 named after Roman god of the underworld 2003 AZ84 39.36 246.94 686 2003 has one moon Ixion 39.70 250.18 650 2001 named after Greek mythological king sentenced to roll a wheel through the underworld 90568 (2004 GV9) 42.10 273.13 677 2004 discovered by U.S. ...
It was named "34 Tauri". Uranus rotates on its side like Pluto. Uranus is the only planet to be named after a Greek god, not a Roman one. How big is the planet? Comparison of the size of Uranus and the Earth Uranus is 51,118 km or about four Earths wide. It is the third...
Uranus (as it was called commonly after 1850 or so) was named after the Greek sky deity Ouranos, the earliest of the lords of the heavens. It is the only planet to be named after a Greek god rather than a Roman one. Before the name was settled on, many names had been proposed...
after Saturn. Viewed through a telescope, the planet Neptune appears sea-green, and it gets its name from the Roman god of the sea. Finally, the darkest reaches of the solar system are the home of the frozen object Pluto, traditionally considered a planet, and named after the god of the...
Dwarf Planet Eris Eris (UB313) was named after the Greek goddess of discord and strife. She stirs up jealousy and envy to cause fighting and anger among men. At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis all the gods were invited with the exception of Eris, and, enraged at her exclusion, she ...
Gou Lijun, a researcher at the observatory, said the naming is an important event that will help Chinese astronomy gain global attention, as most dwarf planets are named after Greek and Roman mythical figures. "It will not only help promote a more international understanding of Chinese culture,...