As you may know Australian Doctor Who fan Sam Menhennet started an online petition last year in a bid to have the International Astronomical Union name the newly discovered gas planet HD 106906 b Gallifrey in honour of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary.
I really want this planet to be named Gallifrey. Even if it just an honorary name, or a nickname, there really needs to be a Gallifrey out there in the universe. Doctor Who is legendary, award winning, record breaking, and global, and this planet deserves something special and supernatural as its name, How better to honor its existence than by dubbing it the home planet of our beloved time travelling alien, The Doctor? Years from now, when I have grandchildren, and I tell them about my favorite show growing up, I want to tell them that we found the planet that The Doctor was from. Do it for the fandom! Please share! and get every whovian to sign this petition!
His campaign continues in 2014 with this latest request to Doctor Who fans:
Hi, BBC Wales have sent through my email to the Doctor Who production team and I should receive a response in a couple days! in the meanwhile can everyone please help by contacting the Actors & Writers from Doctor Who ether by there Twitter account or via there agents etc! It would be great to hear a response from them and it would help bring a more people to the petition and another media boost! Thank you! Also Don’t forget to keep posting about the petition sharing, tweeting on every social network you know! keep spreading the message #GallifreyFound!
The 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who has come and gone in spectacular style but we still think this is a terrific idea and wish Sam’s campaign every success!