Why are Astronomers So Bad at Naming Things?

With star names like 2MASS J05551028+0724255, it might seem like astronomers are not so great at naming things. But if you know the code, these names can actually help you find the star in the sky. Hosted by: Reid Reimers ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss! Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowSpace Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/ https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+39801 https://cds.unistra.fr/cgi-bin/Dic-Simbad?BD%2b07 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995yCat.1122....0A/abstract http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-3?-source=I/122/bd https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/basics/chapter2-2/ http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/cec_units.html https://www.britannica.com/science/right-ascension https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/right-ascension-declination-celestial-coordinates/ https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/all/bd.html https://www.iau.org/administration/about/ https://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/Dic/iau-spec.html Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Betelgeuse_captured_by_ALMA.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_Head_to_Toe.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/orion-constellation-royalty-free-illustration/1203038669?phrase=betelgeuse&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/great-ocean-road-at-night-milky-way-view-royalty-free-image/498309616?phrase=stargazing&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AxialTiltObliquity.png https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/orion-kenidjack-castle-cornwall-uk-royalty-free-image/1381725810?phrase=betelgeuse&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/high-detailed-sky-maps-vector-set-royalty-free-illustration/859199494?phrase=star%20map&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simple_Constellation_Map.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Al-Sufi%27s_Orion,_1125_Baghdad_copy,_Doha_Museum_of_Islamic_Art_Ms_2._1998._SO.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dunhuang_Star_Atlas_-_Orion.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/star-map-of-northern-hemisphere-royalty-free-image/157280056?phrase=star%20map&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_IAU.svg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/orion-constellation-vector-illustration-with-royalty-free-illustration/1061064662?phrase=betelgeuse&adppopup=true https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20339 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eta_Cassiopeiae.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Celestial_Pole.ogv