Rejected petition The newly found ninth planet should be named BOWIE as a tribute to David Bowie.

David Bowie greatly influenced Brirish and worldwide popular culture , fashion and music , especially with his musical references to Life on Mars, Starman and Ziggy Stardust.

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Everyone knows him worldwide.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Planets are named by the International Astronomical Union:

http://www.iau.org/

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Date submitted 21 January 2016
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