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Originally Posted by Doodler
One has been given a name. The one that was identified as being 12 billion years old has been tagged "Methuselah".
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Actually, a few have got nicknames in various press releases:
* 51 Pegasi b = Bellerophon
* 70 Virginis b = Goldilocks
* Tau Boötis b = Millennium Planet
* HD 209458 b = Osiris
* PSR B1620-26 C = Methuselah
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Originally Posted by Doodler
I suppose its going to eventually take off.
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I think it's unlikely. These names are not used much anywhere. There will be soon so many planets that naming them would be impractical. Only a very interesting planet, like an Earth analogue, would probably receive a name.