Why do Planets these days have the most stupidest names?

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Like, A Planet with Rings 100x larger than Saturns? “J1401b”. Why Do Planets these days have the most stupidest names?

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They don’t have “names” as such. They have a place holder designation. Your example of J1401 means

J1401 is the star
The lower case “b” denotes it as a planetary body around that star.

Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.
Sorry am on mobile.

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