By TIME Staff
Now that researchers believe they have found a new planet in the far reaches of our solar system, the pressure is on to find a suitable moniker. (Pluto, after all, was named by an 11-year-old girl.) Here’s how some unofficial suggestions fared among TIME.com readers:
25%
Terminus
The Roman god of borders
15%
Fortuna
The Roman goddess of luck
12%
Solo
As in Han
7%
Tartarus
A dungeon for sinners in Greek mythology
6%
Olaf
Disney’s Frozen snowman
4%
George
Floated by the researchers
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