# Name Pluto's new Moons **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002 "2013-02-11T18:47:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/1 "2013-02-11T18:47:50Z")
The heck with the new Pope! Pluto’s had three new cmoons discovered. Hrere’s a chance to actually help determine the new names: > **[Your Help Wanted to Name Two of Pluto's Moons](https://www.yahoo.com/news/help-wanted-name-two-plutos-moons-153756247.html)** > > If you've ever wanted to leave your mark on the heavens, here's your chance. > [@](#): > > If you’ve ever wanted to leave your mark on the heavens, here’s your chance. > > Astronomers are asking for help in naming two newly discovered moons of Pluto, which currently go by the uninspired monikers P4 and P5. The tiny satellites were spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2011 and 2012, respectively. > > Pluto’s three other known moons — Charon, Nix and Hydra — are named for Greek mythological characters associated with the underworld. The short list of names that interested members of the public can vote on for the new moons follow that same pattern, researchers said. > > “The Greeks were great storytellers, and they have given us a colorful cast of characters to work with,” Mark Showalter, a senior research scientist at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute in Mountain View, Calif., said in a statement. > > You can vote to name the moons on [plutorocks.com](http://plutorocks.com) until noon EST (1700 GMT) on Feb. 25. Write-in ballots are also encouraged. My suggestions: 1.) Yuggoth, Cthulhu, and Nyarlathotep 2.) K.B., Fifi, anfd Junior\* \*Pluto had _Five_ pups in two different Disney cartoons, but, AFAIK, they were never named. In other places he had one offspring, named either KB or Pluto, Junior. Fifi was his Pekinese spouse in the 5-pup cartoon. [http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question72125.html&layout=standard&show\_faces=false&width=200&action=like&colorscheme=light&height=35](http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question72125.html&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=200&action=like&colorscheme=light&height=35) [http://search.yahoo.com/r/\_ylt=A0oG7iAQPBlR2m0AoH9XNyoA;\_ylu=X3oDMTE1dWg4dGFjBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA1JDRjAzOF8yMDE-/SIG=129n1qtli/EXP=1360637072/\*\*http%3A//www.disneyshorts.org/shorts.aspx%3FshortID=262](http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7iAQPBlR2m0AoH9XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE1dWg4dGFjBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA1JDRjAzOF8yMDE-/SIG=129n1qtli/EXP=1360637072/**http%3a//www.disneyshorts.org/shorts.aspx%3fshortID=262) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/2 "2013-02-11T18:49:39Z")
Huey, Dewey, Louie ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/3 "2013-02-11T18:53:23Z")
Tickle, Jim Tom & Popcorn. These moons will shine. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/4 "2013-02-11T19:01:15Z")
1.) Kim, Beyonce, and Betty 2.) Groucho, Harpo, and Chico 3.) Zooey, Kablooey, and Ratatouille 4.) Peepeye, Poopeye, and Papeye 5.) Winken, Blinken, and Nod 6.) Misner, Thorne, and Wheeler ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/5 "2013-02-11T19:01:45Z")
I was going to say Cerebus, but I think “Fluffy” sounds better. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/6 "2013-02-11T19:12:02Z")
1.) Kennard, Richtmeyer, and Lauritsen 2.) Kukla, Fran, and Ollie 3.) Moe, Larry, and Curley 4.) Moe, Larry, and Shemp 5.) Moe, Larry, and Curley Joe 6.) Moe, Emil, and Curley Joe 7.) Bokko, Nokko, and Pukko 8.) Coil-Man, Fluid-Man, and Multi-Man ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/7 "2013-02-11T19:13:55Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Huey, Dewey, Louie I second this one. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/8 "2013-02-11T19:17:00Z")
Orpheus and Eurydice. ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/9 "2013-02-11T19:17:35Z")
There have only been two new moons discovered. Three had already been known, bringing the total up to five. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/10 "2013-02-11T19:19:33Z")
Cerberus, Orpheus, and Persephone are already asteroids; the first two are notable Mars-crossers, the last an early-identified main belt. I know that the rules don’t preclude asteroid names doubling up with other objects–it’s still not ideal. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/11 "2013-02-11T19:42:03Z")
P6 and P7. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/12 "2013-02-11T20:32:50Z")
Are they sure they’re moons and not battle stations? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/13 "2013-02-11T20:35:26Z")
Calibos and Eurydice seem logical, if they’re not already taken too. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/14 "2013-02-11T21:10:35Z")
I really need to get out more. I didn’t even know it had two other known moons. Does this mean Pluto gets to be a planet again? If it’s not a planet then how can it have moons? Wouldn’t they just all be planetoids? Asteroids? Roving gangs of moons? ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/15 "2013-02-11T21:40:13Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Does this mean Pluto gets to be a planet again? If it’s not a planet then how can it have moons? No. There are at least dozens, and maybe hundreds, of objects in Solar orbit with moons in orbit around them. It has nothing to do with being a planet. For example the main-belt asteroid [22 Kalliope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_Kalliope)’s moon is called Linus. 87 Sylvia has two little moons, Romulus and Remus. Pluto’s very distant fellow dwarf planet [Eris](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_%28dwarf_planet%29) is orbited by Dysnomia. There are many others, some where both primary and moon just have numbers. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/16 "2013-02-11T21:49:24Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > No. There are at least dozens, and maybe hundreds, of objects in Solar orbit with moons in orbit around them. It has nothing to do with being a planet. For example the main-belt asteroid [22 Kalliope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_Kalliope)’s moon is called Linus. 87 Sylvia has two little moons, Romulus and Remus. Pluto’s very distant fellow dwarf planet [Eris](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_%28dwarf_planet%29) is orbited by Dysnomia. There are many others, some where both primary and moon just have numbers. Pfft! You and your damned science logic! I want Pluto to be a planet, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/17 "2013-02-11T22:48:16Z")
Bemin, Cemin and Memim ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/18 "2013-02-11T22:56:27Z")
Klaatu, Borada and Nikto. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/19 "2013-02-11T23:25:46Z")
The Planet Pluto would be a great name for a moon of Pluto. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-plutos-new-moons/650002/20 "2013-02-12T02:36:31Z")
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