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Naming of Celestial Bodies

Most asteroids are located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Stars cannot be legally or authentically named online with personal names. The only way to name stars is through a committee and traditional practices. Planets are named after Roman gods, while planet moons are named after Greek characters related to the Greek God corresponding to the Roman god of the planet. For example, Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, was the man-servant of Zeus, who is the counterpart of Jupiter. Additionally, around half of the named stars in the night sky have Arabic names.

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