New Planet?

An object that was discovered in 2003 in the Kuiper Belt of our Solar System has been found to have a larger radius than that of Pluto. Since Pluto is still officially a planet, it looks like there are now at least 10 planets orbiting our Sun. If the IAU decides to declare this object a planet (as of now, it's name is like an eye chart UB313), it will have to have an official name. My guess is this will be called Vulcan, after the fictional tenth planet that many thought was within the orbit of Mercury. However, if it won't be called Vulcan, it will have a Roman name, much like the other planets, excluding Earth. All the others are named after Roman gods and goddesses, and I'm sure this one will be no different.

Other possible names:
Juno (wife of Jupiter, and his sister)
Bacchus (god of good times - much like Steelers fans will have come Sunday after SBXL)
Helios (though it would be ironic to name the coldest planet after the god of Sun)
Diana (the goddess of the hunt)
Kronos (much like the name of the Klingon homeworld in Star Trek)
Romulus (again, from Star Trek as well as Roman mythology)
Apollo
Luna (though I doubt this will be used. It is another term for our Moon)
Cupid (but this would make more sense if there was ever a moon of Venus)
Janus (the god who looks both backwards and forwards)

Actually, now that I think of it, Janus would be a perfect name for this planet. Janus, looking backwards to the Solar System, while at the same time looking forward to the rest of the galaxy and the Universe. If those who are reading my blog have any say in the name, use Janus...it is perfect.

Of course, there are Sedna, Quaoar, Varuna, and Orcus. These are KBOs that are named after non-Roman gods and goddesses. Sedna is an Inuit goddess. Quaoar was named after a Tongva god. Varuna is a Hindu goddess. Orcus can be considered a Roman god, but that name is more in line with Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. But I think that this object will be named after a Roman god.

Man, I'm such a geek.