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airbolt | 18:16 Tue 04th Jan 2011 | Science
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Why are there so many naming protocols for exoplanets? I've seen Wasp, Gliese and NGC used.
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I would imagine that planets are named after their parent star - think 3rd rock from the sun - so it will depend on what the star is called - big enough/ well-known enough to have a name or simply an NGC reference?
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