In Need of Names For Planets?

[Kilgs]

A list of stars (real ones) and their counterparts in fiction. I imagine some explorers will be fans of sci-fi and may decide to utilize an old name from the "classics" of the 20th century.

36 Ophiuchi? The home system of Giedi Prime from Dune. And many, many more...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_and_planetary_systems_in_fiction

 

[Kilgs]

Some more help for naming things. Here are the general guidelines for naming astronomical phenomena:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_naming_conventions

Here are the conventions for naming features on system objects according to the IAU:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_nomenclature#IAU_rules_and_conventions

And the organization in charge...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Astronomical_Union