"New" dwarf planet

[granthutchison]

2005 FY9 now has a name, Makemake, and dwarf planet status.
I've updated outersys.ssc on SVN accordingly.

The name (pronounce it makki-makki) comes from the creation myth of Rapa Nui (Easter Island): a reference to 2005 FY9's informal designation, "Easter Bunny".
So presumably we can expect something from the mythology of Christmas Island when 2003 EL61 ("Santa") gets an official name.

Grant

[Cham]

Grant,

in the SSC, you used the line Class "dwarf planet". There shouldn't be a space in the class name. Should be Class "dwarfplanet" instead.

[chris]

Grant,

in the SSC, you used the line Class "dwarf planet". There shouldn't be a space in the class name. Should be Class "dwarfplanet" instead.

Thanks for finding this. I've committed a correction to SVN.

--Chris

[granthutchison]

in the SSC, you used the line Class "dwarf planet". There shouldn't be a space in the class name. Should be Class "dwarfplanet" instead.

Oops.
Thanks Cham; and thanks, Chris, for making the correction.

Grant

[symaski62]

http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append7.html