For example, the acronym could be the last-name initials of the first few authors, or an imaginative scheme to indicate how or why the objects were discovered. You should be sure to clearly define the acronym in your paper. You may also register the acronym with the IAU at the CDS site Proposal for Registering a New Acronym . Coordinate-based names may be based on B1950 or J2000 coordinates. Whatever name you choose for your objects, it is vital that you include coordinates for the objects to insure that other observers can locate them on the sky.
Positional uncertainties are helpful, too.
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