Every world deserves a name.
Each Asteria asteroid launches with a curated registry name, chosen for what it means and how it sounds. At launch, you’ll be able to add a personal dedication — sealed on your certificate.
Registry names live in the Asteria registry. They are not official IAU names, and a token is a collectible — not ownership of an asteroid.
Vesperine
From the Latin vesper — the evening star, the first light after sunset.
S-typeRegistry names · not IAU-official · preview data
One name, curated. One line, yours.
A certificate carries two kinds of words. The registry name belongs to the asteroid’s entry. The dedication — if you add one — belongs to you.
The registry name
Chosen before launch for every entry — for its meaning, for its sound, for how it sits beside the asteroid’s data. Checked against the guidelines and fixed to the registry entry.
Vesperine
The dedication
An optional line of up to 60 characters, written by the collector — a person, a date, a memory. Reviewed before minting, then printed beneath the name.
“For Mira, who taught me the constellations.”
Write it in the stars.
Pick an asteroid, write a dedication, and watch the certificate render live. A preview of the ceremony — nothing here is stored, sold or minted.
01Choose an asteroid
12 entries02Write a dedication
OptionalLeave it empty for a certificate without a dedication.
Preview — dedications open with the marketplace
Live renderFrom the Latin vesper — the evening star, the first light after sunset.
- Diameter
- 3.8 km
- Orbit
- Middle main belt
- Period
- 4.29 yr
03Automatic checks
First pass- Up to 60 characters— not checked yet
- No links, handles or emails— not checked yet
- Letters, numbers and simple punctuation— not checked yet
- No claims of official status— not checked yet
- Respectful language— not checked yet
At launch, every dedication is also read by a person against the naming guidelines before anything is minted. Nothing you type here is stored or sent anywhere.
Five steps from choice to certificate.
How naming is planned to work when the marketplace opens. Every step is designed to be checkable — by you, and by anyone reading the registry.
01 · Pick a world
Choose
Browse the collection and pick an asteroid. Its registry name, its data and its certificate design come with it — curated before launch, so every name has a meaning you can read.
02 · Optional, up to 60 characters
Dedicate
Add a short personal line — a person, a date, a memory. It is printed on the certificate beneath the registry name. Leave it empty if the name says enough.
Planned for the marketplace launch.
03 · Moderation, per the guidelines
Review
Every dedication is screened automatically, then read by a person against the naming guidelines. Anything offensive, misleading, or that claims official status is declined — with a reason.
04 · Recorded on-chain
Mint
The registry token is minted to your wallet, with the registry name and dedication written into its metadata. ERC-721 is the planned standard; chain and contracts are subject to audit and legal review.
Not live yet — see the roadmap.
05 · Yours to keep
Certificate
A digital certificate is generated from the same data — registry ID, name, orbit class, spectral type, dedication — and can be checked against the registry at any time.
The rules every name must keep.
A short summary. The full guidelines explain each rule, with examples of names we accept and names we decline.
Meaning first
Every name has a stated origin — a word, a myth, an image from nature — published with the entry.
Made to be said aloud
Short, pronounceable and memorable. One or two words, never a string of characters.
Unique in the registry
No two Asteria entries share a name, and near-duplicates are avoided.
Never mistaken for official
We avoid existing official minor-planet names and anything formatted like an IAU designation.
Respectful by design
No offensive language, no brands or trademarks, no living people without their consent.
Read by a person
Automatic checks catch the obvious. A human review decides — every name, every dedication.
Two kinds of name. Only one is official.
Official minor-planet names are approved by the International Astronomical Union and cannot be bought. An Asteria name is something else: a registry name, honest about what it is.
What Asteria offers
Registry nameAsteria registry name
Vesperine
ASR-0001 · Asteria registry
- Who gives it
- Asteria, under its published naming guidelines.
- Can it be bought?
- It comes with a registry entry — a digital collectible, not a property right.
- Where it lives
- The Asteria registry, your certificate and the token’s metadata.
- Used by astronomers?
- No. It is a registry name, meaningful inside Asteria.
What only the IAU grants
Never for saleOfficial minor-planet name
(433) Eros
Numbered minor planet · IAU
- Who gives it
- The IAU’s Working Group Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN), usually on the discoverers’ proposal.
- Can it be bought?
- No. Official names are never sold, by anyone.
- Where it lives
- The WGSBN Bulletin and the Minor Planet Center’s catalogue.
- Used by astronomers?
- Yes. It is the asteroid’s name in the scientific record.
An Asteria name never replaces an asteroid’s official designation — and it is never presented as one. Certificates and tokens are designed to show the official designation, once verified, right beside the registry name.
Read the full explainerFind yours
Which world would you dedicate?
Browse the preview collection — every entry already carries its registry name and story.
How certificates are verified