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Nomenclature

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Why is this planet called Barnard's Star b while the planet around Kapteyn's star is called Kapteyn b? Loooke (talk) 20:50, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Loooke, because that is what A super - Earth planet candidate orbiting at the snow-line of Barnard’s star, the paper that announced the finding, called it. Peaceray (talk) 06:32, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, good to know. Loooke (talk) 00:00, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]