"::I don't think the article would be of much value if it were about the designation. I mean, one day the object was listed in a catalog and given a number. Big deal. The interesting subject is what sorts of things are acceptable for names, and who makes the rules, and who enforces them, and examples of objects that have undergone this process, etc. And then one day it got a number and a ""designation"" - that's suitable for a sentence or two somewhere. So the ""Minor planet naming"" appeals to me more.  

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