AT least four newly-discovered asteroids have been named after Jesuit priests, according to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
Quoting the Vatican Observatory, the CBCP identified them as: '560974 Ugoboncompagni,' after Ugo Boncompagni and Pope Gregory 13th; '562971 Johannhagen' after Jesuit Father Johann Hagen , director of the Vatican Observatory from 1906 to 1930; '551878 Stoeger' for Father Bill Stoeger, also a Jesuit , a cosmologist and theologian at the Vatican Observatory; and '565184 Janusz' for Jesuit Father Robert Janusz , currently on the staff of the observatory.
'Names of individuals or events principally known for political or military activities cannot be used until 100 years after the death of the individual or the occurrence of the event,' he said.'Naming rights cannot be purchased. Proposed names are judged by the WGSBN, which is composed of 15 professional astronomers from around the world with research interests connected with minor planets and comets,' he added.
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