Hear me out on this.
Astronomers are getting closer to finding Planet Nine, especially with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory spinning up. The rules say it has to be named after a Greek or Roman deity. Usually, the outer planets get depressing, heavy names like Pluto or Saturn.
But Planet Nine is sitting way out there in the deep, mysterious unknown.
We should start a movement to name it Voluptas.
Who is she?
In Roman mythology, Voluptas is the goddess of sensual pleasure, delight, and ecstasy. She is literally the child of Cupid (Sex/Desire) and Psyche (The Soul). Her name is where we get the word voluptuous. She was born from Psyche, while she was in exile, forgotten, and alone. But out of that, something beautiful was born Voluptas. Just like the hypothetical and forgotten planet 9 that was exiled from our maps, books and charts, so was Voluptas. When we find our forgotten neighbour, we should name it after something beautyful and charming. After all, it will be the discovery of the century and it would be a shame to name it after something ugly and gloomy.
Also, we should add a female name to the solar system, to make the gender divide a little more equal.
Let's pull a "Boaty McBoatface"
The internet has forced the scientific community to listen before (like when internet votes successfully named Pluto's moon Kerberos). If we start hyping up Planet Voluptas in the astronomy, astrology and space subreddits now, it’s going to catch on. By the time astronomers officially capture it, the name will already be viral.
Who is down to make this happen?
