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And we have a name!

2003 UB313 and unofficially "Xena", is now named Eris. Its moon, "Gabrielle" is Dysnomia.

I like Eris, has a nice ring to it.
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For those interested, Eris in Greek mythology is the goddess of strife. Dysnomia is her daughter, the goddess of lawlessness.
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2003 UB313 and unofficially "Xena", is now named Eris. Its moon, "Gabrielle" is Dysnomia.

I like Eris, has a nice ring to it.
Cool! Where was this announced? Source?
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For those interested, Eris in Greek mythology is the goddess of strife. Dysnomia is her daughter, the goddess of lawlessness.
Heh, heh,... trying to resist obvious snide remark re the strife and lawlessness UB313 has been part of recently.
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Cool! Where was this announced? Source?
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http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/special/08747.pdf
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Heh, heh,... trying to resist obvious snide remark re the strife and lawlessness UB313 has been part of recently.
Oh, goodness! Now I find that that is exactly (more or less ) what they considered when naming them Eris and Dysnomia.
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