Who by? Me. I expect everyone to start using the revised name immediately.
Yeah, right. Let's be real - I have just as much right (or more accurately, as little) as anyone else to give it a name. Uwingu certainly don't have any more standing to do so than I do. Even the IAU only comes closest because most people who're seriously involved in astronomy are inclined to give deference to it. Until and unless that's underpinned by an international treaty with legal backing, though, this is simple drivel.
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Who by? Me. I expect everyone to start using the revised name immediately. Yeah, right. Let's be real - I have just as much right (or more accurately, as little) as anyone else to give it a name. Uwingu certainly don't have any more standing to do so than I do. Even the IAU only comes closest because most people who're seriously involved in astronomy are inclined to give deference to it. Until and unless that's underpinned by an international treaty with legal backing, though, this is simple drivel.