SkyEye: Official Exoplanet Names

We love exoplanets, we’d love to compare
What kind of collisions on planets out there?
The challenge is huge, it couldn’t be greater
We have zero data — we can’t see a crater!
— Sean Raymond, "Bombardment of 7 Orbs", 2022

An extrasolar planet or exoplanet is simply a planet that orbits a star other than the Sun. Long the stuff of science fiction, advances in telescopic technology and imagery, both ground-based and space-based, have led to the discovery of several thousand potential exoplanets since 1988.

In 2014 and again in 2019, the IAU published a list of well-studied exoplanets, inviting the public to submit names for them. The winners are listed below. In some of the planetary systems, the star already had an approved name but in others, the star as well as its planets were named.

Star Name	Catalogue Designation	Planet Name	Meaning
Absolutno	XO-5		a fictional miraculous substance from Czech writer Karel Čapek's Továrna na absolutno
	XO-5 b	Makropulos	a name from Czech writer Karel Čapek's Věc makropulos
Ain	ε Tau		the eye of the bull [Arabic]
	ε Tau b	Amateru	the name for shrines of the Shinto goddess of the Sun, Amaterasu, who was born from the left eye of the god Izanagi [Japanese]
Alasia	HD 168746		an ancient place name associated with Cyprus
	HD 168746 b	Onasilos	the earliest recorded doctor in Cyprus
Amadioha	HD 43197		the Igbo deity of thunder, love, peace and unity
	HD 43197 b	Equiano	named for the Nigerian writer and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano
Amansinaya	CD−23 9677		the Tagalog primordial deity of the ocean and protector of fishermen
	CD−23 9677 b	Haik	the successor to Aman Sinaya as god of the sea [Tagalog]
Anadolu	WASP-52		Turkish form of Anatolia
	WASP-52 b	Göktürk	the historical origin of the Turkish people
Aniara	HD 102956		the name of a fictional spaceship from Swedish writer Harry Martinson's poem Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum
	HD 102956 b	Isagel	the pilot of the spaceship Aniara
Arcalis	HD 131496		a mountain in northern Andorra
	HD 131496 b	Madriu	a glacial valley and river in southern Andorra
Atakoraka	WASP-64		the chain of the Atacora, a mountain range in Togo
	WASP-64 b	Agouto	the highest mountain in Togo
Axólotl	HD 224963		the salamander [Nahautl]
	HD 224963 b	Xólotl	an Aztec deity associated with the evening star [Nahautl]
Ayeyarwady	HD 18742		a river in Myanmar
	HD 18742 b	Bagan	an ancient city on the banks of the Ayeyarwady River
Baekdu	8 UMi		the highest mountain on the Korean penninsula
	8 UMi b	Halla	the highest mountain in South Korea
Belel	HD 181342		a rare source of water in northern Senegal
	HD 181342 b	Dopere	the region where Belel is located
Bélénos	HD 8574		the Celtic deity of the Sun
	HD 8574 b	Bélisama	the Gaulish goddess of fire, particularly the hearth, metallurgy and glasswork
Berehinya	HAT-P-15		the Slavic deity of waters and riverbanks and later the national goddess of Ukraine
	HAT-P-15 b	Tryzub	the ancient symbol of Ukraine
Bibhā	HD 86081		the bright beam of light [Bengali]
	HD 86081 b	Santamasa	clouded [Sanskrit]
Bosona	HD 206610		the early medieval name of Bosnia
	HD 206610 b	Naron	another name for the Neretva River in Herzegovina
Bubup	HD 38283		the child [Boon Wurrung]
	HD 38283 b	Yanyan	the boy [Boon Wurrung]
Buna	HD 16175		coffee [Amharic]
	HD 16175 b	Abol	the first of three rounds of coffee in the traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony [Amharic]
Ceibo	HD 63454		a tree that gives rise to the national flower of Uruguay
	HD 63454 b	Ibirapitá	a tree native to Uruguay
Cervantes	μ Ara		named for the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
	μ Ara b	Quijote	a fictional character from Cervantes' El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
	μ Ara c	Dulcinea	a fictional character from Cervantes' El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
	μ Ara d	Rocinante	a fictional character from Cervantes' El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
	μ Ara e	Sancho	a fictional character from Cervantes' El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
Chalawan	47 UMa		the mythological crocodile king from Thai folklore
	47 UMa b	Taphao Thong	one of two sisters associated with the Thai folktale of Chalawan
	47 UMa c	Taphao Kaew	one of two sisters associated with the Thai folktale of Chalawan
Chaophraya	WASP-50		the Chao Phraya River in Thailand
	WASP-50 b	Maeping	a tributary of Chao Phraya
Chasoň	HAT-P-5		the Sun [ancient Slovak]
	HAT-P-5 b	Kráľomoc	the planet Jupiter [ancient Slovak]
Chechia	HD 192699		the traditional red wool hat worn in Tunisia
	HD 192699 b	Khomsa	the palm-shaped amulet popular in Tunisia
Citadelle	HD 1502		a large mountain fortress in Haiti [French]
	HD 1502 b	Indépendance	independance [French]
Citalá	HD 52265		the river of stars [Nahuatl]
	HD 52265 b	Cayuhuanca	the rock looking at the stars [Nahuatl]
Cocibolca	HD 4208		a lake in Nicaragua [Nahautl]
	HD 4208 b	Xolotlan	a lake in Nicaragua [Nahautl]
Copernicus	55 Cnc		named for the Polish astronomer Nicolas Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernik)
	55 Cnc b	Galileo	named for the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei
	55 Cnc c	Brahe	named for the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe
	55 Cnc d	Lipperhey	named for the German-Dutch lens grinder and spectacle maker Hans Lipperhey
	55 Cnc e	Janssen	named for the Dutch spectacle maker Zacharius Janssen
	55 Cnc f	Harriot	named for the English astronomer and mathematician Thomas Harriot
Dingolay	HD 96063		to dance and twist [Trinidad and Tobago]
	HD 96063 b	Ramajay	to sing and make music in a steelpan style [Trinidad and Tobago]
Dìwö	WASP-17		the sun [Bribri]
	WASP-17 b	Ditsô	the name of the early Bribri people given by the god Sibô [Bribri]
Diya	CD−30 1019		the oil lamp brought to Mauritius in the 1820's and used for lighting during special occasions
	CD−30 1019 b	Cuptor	a thermally insulated chamber used for baking or drying on Mauritius
Dofida	HD 117618		our star [Nias]
	HD 117618 b	Noifasui	to revolve around [Nias]
Dombay	HAT-P-3		a region in the North Caucasus mountains
	HAT-P-3 b	Teberda	a river in the Dombay region
Ebla	HD 218566		an ancient Syrian kingdom
	HD 218566 b	Ugarit	an ancient Syrian port city
Edasich	ι Dra		the hyena [Arabic]
	ι Dra b	Hypatia	named for the Greek astronomer, mathematician and philosopher
Emiw	HD 7199		love [Makhuwa]
	HD 7199 b	Hairu	unity [Makhuwa]
Errai	γ Cep		the shepherd [Arabic]
	γ Cep b	Tadmor	ancient Semitic and mordern Arabic name for the city of Palmyra
Fafnir	42 Dra		the Norse mythological dwarf who turned into a dragon
	42 Dra b	Orbitar	contrived word honouring space launch and orbital operations of NASA
Felixvarela	BD−17 63		named for the Cuban teacher Felix Varela
	BD−17 63 b	Finlay	named for the Cuban epidemiologist Carlos Juan Finlay
Flegetonte	HD 102195		the river of fire in the underworld of Greek mythology, as described in Dante Alighieri's La Divina Commedia
	HD 102195 b	Lete	the river of oblivion in the underworld of Greek mythology, as described in Dante Alighieri's La Divina Commedia
Fomalhaut	α PsA		the mouth of the whale [Arabic]
	α PsA b	Dagon	Semitic half-man, half-fish deity
Formosa	HD 100655		the historical name for Taiwan [Latin]
	HD 100655 b	Sazum	the traditional name for the town of Yuchi [Thao]
Franz	HAT-P-14		named for Emperor Franz Joseph Ⅰ of Austria
	HAT-P-14 b	Sissi	named for Princess Elisabeth, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph Ⅰ of Austria
Funi	HD 109246		the fire [Icelandic]
	HD 109246 b	Fold	the earth [Icelandic]
Gakyid	HD 73534		happiness [Dzongkha]
	HD 73534 b	Drukyui	the land of the thunder dragon, the native name of Bhutan,
Gloas	WASP-13		to shine [Manx Gaelic]
	WASP-13 b	Cruinlagh	to orbit [Manx Gaelic]
Gumala	HD 179949		the magic bezoar stone found in dragons [Malay]
	HD 179949 b	Mastika	gem or jewel [Malay]
Helvetios	51 Peg		the Celtic tribe that lived in Switzerland during the Middle Ages [Latin]
	51 Peg b	Dimidium	half (the mass of Jupiter) [Latin]
Hoggar	HD 28678		a mountain range in the Sahara Desert
	HD 28678 b	Tassili	a site in the Sahara Desert known for its prehistoric cave art
Horna	HAT-P-38		the underworld from Finnish mythology
	HAT-P-38 b	Hiisi	sacred localities or evil spirits from Finnish mythology
Hunahpú	HD 98219		one of the twin deities who became the Sun in Mayan mythology [K'iche']
	HD 98219 b	Ixbalanqué	one of the twin deities who became the Moon in Mayan mythology [K'iche']
Hunor	HD 147506		the legendary founder of the Huns and the Hungarian nation, and brother to Magor
	HD 147506 b	Magor	the legendary founder of the Magyar people and the Hungarian nation, and brother to Hunor
Illyrian	HD 82886		an ancient group of tribes that inhabited the western Balkans
	HD 82886 b	Arber	the name for the Albanians during the Middle Ages
Inquill	HD 156411		a fictional character from Peruvian writer Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto's El camino hacia el Sol
	HD 156411 b	Sumajmajta	a fictional character from Peruvian writer Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto's El camino hacia el Sol
Intan	HD 20868		the diamond [Bahasa Melayu]
	HD 20868 b	Baiduri	the opal [Bahasa Melayu]
Intercrus	HD 81688		between the legs [Latin]
	HD 81688 b	Arkas	the son of Callisto (Ursa Major) [Greek]
Irena	HD 146389		a fictional character from Slovene writer Fran Saleški Finžgar's Pod svobodnim soncern
	HD 146389 b	Iztok	a fictional character from Slovene writer Fran Saleški Finžgar's Pod svobodnim soncern
Itonda	HD 208487		all that is beautiful [Myene]
	HD 208487 b	Mintome	a mythical land inhabited by a brotherhood of brave men [Fang]
Kalausi	HD 83443		a strong whirlwind [Dholuo]
	HD 83443 b	Buru	dust [Dholuo]
Kamui	HD 145457		a supernatural entity possessing spiritual energy [Ainu]
	HD 145457 b	Chura	natural beauty [Ryukyuan/Okinawan]
Karaka	HD 137388		a plant native to New Zealand [Maori]
	HD 137388 b	Kerurū	a large bush pigeon native to New Zealand [Maori]
Kaveh	HD 175541		a fictional character from Persian poet Ferdowsi's epic work Shahnameh
	HD 175541 b	Kavian	of Kaveh
Koeia	CD−23 1056		the star [Taíno]
	CD−23 1056 b	Aumatex	the Taíno god of wind
Koit	XO-4		dawn [Estonian]
	XO-4 b	Hämarik	twilight [Estonian]
Lerna	HAT-P-42		the lake where the mythological nine-headed Hydra lived [Greek]
	HAT-P-42 b	Iolaus	the nephew of Heracles from Greek mythology
Libertas	ξ Aql		liberty [Latin]
	ξ Aql b	Fortitudo	fortitude [Latin]
Lich	PSR B1257+12		the undead creature which controls other undead creatures through magic [Middle English]
	PSR B1257+12 b	Draugr	an undead creature in Norse mythology
	PSR B1257+12 c	Poltergeist	a supernatural being that creates physical disturbances [German]
	PSR B1257+12 d	Phobetor	the Greek deity of nightmares and son of Nyx
Liesma	HD 118203		the flame [Latvian]
	HD 118203 b	Staburags	the rock [Latvian]
Lionrock	HD 212771		a lion-shaped peak overlooking Hong Kong
	HD 212771 b	Victoriapeak	a peak overlooking Hong Kong harbour
Lucilinburhuc	HD 45350		an ancient, possibly Roman, fortress in Luxembourg
	HD 45350 b	Peitruss	from the name of the Luxembourg river Pétrusse
Lusitânia	HD 45652		an ancient name for the region now occupied by Portugal
	HD 45652 b	Viriato	named for the Lusitanian leader who led the resistance against Roman invasion
Macondo	HD 92083		a fictional village from Columbian writer Gabriel García Márquez's Cien añon de soledad
	HD 92083 b	Melquíades	a fictional character from Columbian writer Gabriel García Márquez's Cien añon de soledad
Mago	HD 32518		an Ethiopian national park
	HD 32518 b	Neri	a river which runs through Mago National Park
Mahsati	HD 152581		named for the Azerbaijani poet Mahsati Ganjavi
	HD 152581 b	Ganja	an ancient city in Azerbaijan and birthplace of Mahsati Ganjavi
Malmok	WASP-39		a beach in Aruba
	WASP-39 b	Bocaprins	a beach in Aruba
Márohu	WASP-6		the Taíno deity of drought and protector of the sun
	WASP-6 b	Boinayel	the Taíno god of rain
Mazaalai	HAT-P-21		an endangered Gobi bear subspecies
	HAT-P-21 b	Bambaruush	the bear cub
Moldoveanu	BD+28 2507		the highest peak in the Făgăraş mountain range
	BD+28 2507 b	Negiou	the second highest peak in the Făgăraş mountain range
Mönch	HD 130322		a prominent peak in the Bernese Alps
	HD 130322 b	Eiger	a prominent peak in the Bernese Alps
Montuno	CD−30 1812		the traditional costume worn by the men of Panama [Spanish]
	CD−30 1812 b	Pollera	the traditional costume worn by the women of Panama [Spanish]
Morava	WASP-60		the longest river in Serbia
	WASP-60 b	Vlasina	a significant tributary of the Morava River
Moriah	HAT-P-23		the ancient name of the mountain within the old city of Jerusalem
	HAT-P-23 b	Jebus	an ancient name of Jerusalem
Mouhoun	HD 30856		a river in Burkino Faso
	HD 30856 b	Nakanbé	a river in Burkino Faso
Mpingo	WASP-71		the African blackwood tree [Swahili]
	WASP-71 b	Tanzanite	a precious stone found only in Tanzania
Musica	18 Del		music [Latin]
	18 Del b	Arion	a performer of poetry and music in ancient Greece
Muspelheim	HAT-P-29		the Norse mythological realm of fire
	HAT-P-29 b	Surt	the ruler of Muspelheim and the fire giants
Naledi	CPD−64 484		the star [Sesotho]
	CPD−64 484 b	Krotoa	named for !Orolõas who is considered to be the Mother of Africa
Násti	HD 68988		the star [Northern Sami]
	HD 68988 b	Albmi	the sky [Northern Sami]
Natasha	HD 85390		thank you [languages of Zaire]
	HD 85390 b	Madalitso	blessings [Nyanja]
Nenque	HD 6434		the sun [Waorani]
	HD 6434 b	Eyeke	near [Waorani]
Nervia	HD 49674		derived from Nervii, a Belgian Celtic tribe
	HD 49674 b	Eburonia	derived from Eburones, a Belgian Celtic tribe
Nikawiy	HD 136418		the mother [Cree]
	HD 136418 b	Awasis	the child [Cree]
Nosaxa	HD 48265		sprint [Moqoit]
	HD 48265 b	Naqaÿa	brother-family-relative [Moqoit]
Nushagak	HD 17156		a river in Alaska famous for its wild salmon
	HD 17156 b	Mulchatna	a tributary of the Nushagak River
Nyamien	WASP-15		the supreme creator deity of Akan mythology
	WASP-15 b	Asye	the Earth goddess of Akan mythology
Ogma	HD 149026		the Celtic deity of eloquence, writing and physical strength
	HD 149026 b	Smertrios	the Gallic deity of war
Parumleo	WASP-32		the little lion [Latin]
	WASP-32 b	Viculus	the little village [Latin]
Petra	WASP-80		the ancient Jordanian city of Petra
	WASP-80 b	Wadirum	Wadi Rum, the Valley of the Moon, in Jordan
Phoenicia	V1703 Aql		an ancient civilisation of the Mediterranean
	V1703 Aql b	Beirut	one of the oldest cities in the world and a Phoenician port
Pincoya	HD 164604		the Chilean water spirit who brings drowned sailors to Caleuche so that they may live in the afterlife
	HD 164604 b	Caleuche	the Chilean phantom ship which sails around the island of Chiloé at night
Pipoltr	TrES-3		a bright and visible butterfly [Triesenberg dialect, Liechtenstein]
	TrES-3 b	Umbäässa	a small and barely visible ant [southern Leichtenstein dialect]
Poerava	HD 221287		a large black pearl of utter beauty and perfection [Maori]
	HD 221287 b	Pipitea	a small white and gold pearl found in the Penrhyn Lagoon in the Cook Islands
Pollux	β Gem		the name of a character in Greek mythology
	β Gem b	Thestias	the patronym of Leda (mother of Pollux and Castor) and her sister Althaea [Greek]
Ran	ε Eri		the Norse goddess of the sea
	ε Eri b	AEgir	Ran's husband, the Norse god of the ocean
Rapeto	HD 153950		a giant creature from Malagasy tales
	HD 153950 b	Trimobe	a rich ogre from Malagasy tales
Rosalíadecastro	HD 149143		named for the Galacian writer and poet María Rosalía Rita de Castro
	HD 149143 b	Riosar	the Rio Sar, a river which appears in many works by de Castro
Sagarmatha	HD 100777		the Nepali name for Mount Everest
	HD 100777 b	Laligurans	the Nepali version of the rhododendron
Sāmaya	HD 205739		peace [Sinhalese]
	HD 205739 b	Samagiya	unity [Sinhalese]
Sansuna	HD 351766		a Maltese mythological giant who carried the stones of the Gozo megalithic temples on her head
	HD 351766	Ġgantija	the giantess; the megalithic temple complex on the island of Gozo [Maltese]
Shama	HD 99109		the flame or small lamp [Urdu]
	HD 99109 b	Perwana	the moth [Urdu]
Sharjah	HIP 79431		the cultural capital of the United Arab Emirates [Arabic]
	HIP 79431 b	Barajeel	a wind tower used to direct the flow of air so that it can be recycled [Arabic]
Sika	HD 181720		gold [Ewe]
	HD 181720 b	Toge	the earring [Ewe]
Solaris	BD+14 4559		the title of a novel by Polish writer Stansilaw Lem
	BD+14 4559 b	Pirx	a fictional character in Lem's stories
Sterrennacht	HAT-P-6		'Starry Night', the famous painting by Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh
	HAT-P-6 b	Nachtwacht	'The Night Watch', the famous painting by Dutch master Rembrandt Harmenszoonvan Rijn
Stribor	HD 75898		the Slavic deity of the winds
	HD 75898 b	Veles	the Slavic deity of the earth, waters and underworld
Taika	HAT-P-40		peace [Lithuanian]
	HAT-P-40 b	Vytis	the Lithuanian coat of arms [Lithuanian]
Tangra	WASP-21		the supreme celestial deity worshipped by early Bulgars
	WASP-21 b	Bendida	the great mother goddess of the early Thracians
Tapecue	HD 63765		the eternal path [Guarani]
	HD 63765 b	Yvaga	paradise [Guarani]
Tevel	HAT-P-9		the universe [Hebrew]
	HAT-P-9 b	Alef	the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Timir	HD 148427		darkness [Bengali]
	HD 148427 b	Tondra	nap [Bengali]
Tislit	WASP-161		the bride [Amazigh]
	WASP-161 b	Isli	the groom [Amazigh]
Titawin	υ And		a settlement in northern Morocco
	υ And b	Saffar	named for Abu al-Qasim Ahmed Ibn-Abd Allah Ibn-Omar al Ghafiqi Ibn-al-Saffar, teacher of arithmetic, geometry and astronomy in eleventh century Andalusia
	υ And c	Samh	named for Abu al-Qazim 'Asbagh ibn Muhammad ibn al-Samh al-Mahri, eleventh century astronomer and mathematician in Andalusia
	υ And d	Majriti	named for Abu al-Qasim al-Qurtubi al-Majriti, notable mathematician, astronomer and teacher in tenth and eleventh century Andalusia
Tojil	WASP-22		a Mayan deity of rain, storms and fire [K'iche']
	WASP-22 b	Koyopa'	lightning [K'iche']
Tonatiuh	HD 104985		the Aztec god of the Sun
	HD 104985 b	Maztli	the Aztec goddess of the Moon
Tuiren	HAT-P-36		a relative of legendary Irish hunter/warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill
	HAT-P-36 b	Bran	the son of Tuiren
Tupā	HD 108147		the supreme deity who created the universe
	HD 108147 b	Tumearandu	Tume Arandu, the son of the first man and woman in the universe [Guarani]
Tupi	HD 23079		an indigenous people of South America
	HD 23079 b	Guarani	an indigenous people of South America
Uklun	HD 102117		us or we [Pitkern]
	HD 102117 b	Leklsullun	child or children [Pitkern]
Uruk	HD 231701		an ancient Mesopotamian city [Akkadian]
	HD 231701 b	Babylonia	a kingdom in Mesopotamia [Akkadian]
Veritate	14 And		truth [Latin]
	14 And b	Spe	hope [Latin]
Xihe	HD 173416		the Chinese goddess of the sun
	HD 173416 b	Wangshu	the Chinese goddess of the moon