Update: Here are the new names
People of the world will get to name the planets that WASP has discovered! The International Astronomical Union have launched Name ExoWorlds 2019, an international competition to name exoplanets. Any country wishing to participate is allocated a planet and gets to name both the planet and its host star. Twenty countries have been given a WASP planet to name. These are:
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Aruba | WASP-39 | |
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Bulgaria | WASP-21 | |
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Costa Rica | WASP-17 | (Español) |
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Dominican Republic | WASP-6 | |
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Guatemala | WASP-22 | |
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Ivory Coast | WASP-15 | |
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Jordan | WASP-80 | |
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Malawi | WASP-63 | |
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Mauritius | WASP-72 | |
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Morocco | WASP-161 | |
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Panama | WASP-79 | |
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Philippines | WASP-34 | |
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Serbia | WASP-60 | |
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Slovenia | WASP-38 | |
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South Africa | WASP-62 | |
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Tanzania | WASP-71 | |
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Thailand | WASP-50 | |
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Togo | WASP-64 | |
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Turkey | WASP-52 | |
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United Kingdom | WASP-13 |