Don't know, but when you slowly sound out the acronym, it sounds like a wolf howling at the moon.... iauuuuuu.....

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They named themselves. https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Societies/IAU/

The International Astronomical Union Naming Committee.

Who gave them the right ? I imagine whichever group of astronomers started it decided on the name.

If you’re wanting to know under what legal authority they demoted Pluto as a planet, it all falls under the jurisdiction of bird law.

Under the right given by International Astronomical Union Naming Committee Naming Committee

Anyone can name themselves whatever they want

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As published in the International Astronomical Union Naming Committee handbook by the International Astronomical Union Handbook Committee

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The better question is who is going to stop them? Pluto tried and look what happened. Demoted. Revealing pictures published everywhere. You think they don’t have pictures of Uranus? Think again.

As decided on by the Office of Redundancy Office.

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What is bird law? Is it a law about faking the existence of birds? r/birdsarentreal

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Who gives any organization the right to name themselves? Maybe character actress margo martindale. But maybe not.

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I can't wait for the future and we've named that dumb planet something less childish.. Like Urectum.

For a sec I thought I was in r/rugbyunion and was confused why did we suddenly opened the sport to space 😂

If I named myself "Myself," what would you call me?

Myself

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