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A name proposed by the discoverer and approved.
Also known as: Minor planet name, Discoverer naming right
The IAU convention by which a numbered minor planet may be given a name, proposed by its discoverer and subject to approval.
Allows a numbered minor planet to be named on its discoverer's proposal, subject to approval.
Contexts: History
Excludes names of a political or military nature within a defined recent period, and excludes any name sold commercially, which the IAU states it does not recognise.
Contexts: History
A proper name written in Latin letters after the number in its round brackets, limited to sixteen characters.