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* ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]'' have Helion Prime and then up to Helion Five. The planet in ''Pitch Black'' is called M6-117.
* ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]'' have Helion Prime and then up to Helion Five. The planet in ''Pitch Black'' is called M6-117.
* ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'''s main plot begins when someone mixes up the planets Ceti Alpha VI and Ceti Alpha V (one of them blew up and the other's orbit was shifted and became a desert wasteland as a result). Whoever forgot to COUNT THE FREAKING NUMBER OF PLANETS when they arrived in the system deserves to have some sort of parasitic worm shoved in their ear...
* ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'''s main plot begins when someone mixes up the planets Ceti Alpha VI and Ceti Alpha V (one of them blew up and the other's orbit was shifted and became a desert wasteland as a result). Whoever forgot to COUNT THE FREAKING NUMBER OF PLANETS when they arrived in the system deserves to have some sort of parasitic worm shoved in their ear...
** In real life, however, Pluto is not always the farthest (dwarf) planet, so when it happens, it's easy to confuse it with Neptune if one doesn't know their masses etc., but only counts objects.
** In real life, however, Pluto is not always the farthest (dwarf) planet, so when it happens, it's easy to confuse it with Neptune if one doesn't know their masses etc., but only counts objects.
*** Also in real life, it would be hard to live on a planet with an orbit so eccentric that it crossed that of another planet, at least when they're close to the sun
*** Also in real life, it would be hard to live on a planet with an orbit so eccentric that it crossed that of another planet, at least when they're close to the sun
* The planet where ''[[Aliens]]'' takes place on is called LV-426.
* The planet where ''[[Aliens]]'' takes place on is called LV-426.
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** ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]''. Just a few of the many examples:
** ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]''. Just a few of the many examples:
*** The planets in the Rigel system: various episodes mention 2, 4, 7 and 12.
*** The planets in the Rigel system: various episodes mention 2, 4, 7 and 12.
*** The Sigma Draconis system ("[[Star Trek/Recap/S3 E1 Spocks Brain|Spock's Brain]]") has nine planets and mentions numbers 3, 4, 6 and 7.
*** The Sigma Draconis system ("[[Star Trek/Recap/S3/E01 Spocks Brain|Spock's Brain]]") has nine planets and mentions numbers 3, 4, 6 and 7.
*** Aldebaran III in "The Deadly Years."
*** Aldebaran III in "The Deadly Years."
*** Alpha Carinae II ("The Ultimate Computer") and V ("Wolf in the Fold").
*** Alpha Carinae II ("The Ultimate Computer") and V ("Wolf in the Fold").
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** Stan is from Ostral-B which seems to be similar to this, and Zev/Xev was from "B3K".
** Stan is from Ostral-B which seems to be similar to this, and Zev/Xev was from "B3K".
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Earth has occasionally (such as in "Last of the Time Lords") been identified as "Sol 3" from outside sources.
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Earth has occasionally (such as in "Last of the Time Lords") been identified as "Sol 3" from outside sources.
* There was a Saturday morning show, ''Far Out Space Nuts'', about two accidental astronauts. At the end of one episode, the aliens they'd just helped offered them a ride to "Sol 3," where the aliens planned to vacation -- but our heroes declined, because they needed to work on returning to Earth. Oops...
* There was a Saturday morning show, ''Far Out Space Nuts'', about two accidental astronauts. At the end of one episode, the aliens they'd just helped offered them a ride to "Sol 3," where the aliens planned to vacation -- but our heroes declined, because they needed to work on returning to Earth. Oops...




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** The Metroid home planet is SR388. Justified as the name is a catalog name given by the Federation. The planet was never colonised by them (due to certain nasty energy-sucking jellyfish-things) and so there's no reason for a proper name. Samus' own home colony is K2-L.
** The Metroid home planet is SR388. Justified as the name is a catalog name given by the Federation. The planet was never colonised by them (due to certain nasty energy-sucking jellyfish-things) and so there's no reason for a proper name. Samus' own home colony is K2-L.
* The second ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'' game takes place upon LV-1201.
* The second ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'' game takes place upon LV-1201.
* In ''[[Eve Online]]'', every planet and moon is numbered. Only planets in the homeworld systems of Amarr, New Caldari, Luminaire, and Pator, get proper names.
* In ''[[EVE Online]]'', every planet and moon is numbered. Only planets in the homeworld systems of Amarr, New Caldari, Luminaire, and Pator, get proper names.
** Furthermore, the systems not controlled by the [[NPC]] empires all have numeric designations like B-[[VIP 9]]. There have been proposals to name some of these systems after characters whose players died in real life.
** Furthermore, the systems not controlled by the [[NPC]] empires all have numeric designations like B-[[VIP 9]]. There have been proposals to name some of these systems after characters whose players died in real life.
* This trope exists in the ''[[Halo]]'' universe with the planets Chi Ceti 4, Eridanus II, Charybdis IX, and Sigma Octanus IV. There are also a few numbered planets that ''aren't'' named after the star they orbit; Draco III, Paris IV, and Jericho VII. Jericho VII is especially odd, the UNSC colony Arcadia is within the Jericho system while the Jericho VII itself is in the Lambda Serpentis system.
* This trope exists in the ''[[Halo]]'' universe with the planets Chi Ceti 4, Eridanus II, Charybdis IX, and Sigma Octanus IV. There are also a few numbered planets that ''aren't'' named after the star they orbit; Draco III, Paris IV, and Jericho VII. Jericho VII is especially odd, the UNSC colony Arcadia is within the Jericho system while the Jericho VII itself is in the Lambda Serpentis system.
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* In the ''[[Zap]]!'' webcomic, "Stickles" (an alien race) come from Stickbat 7. The number isn't because it is the seventh planet from the star, but because they've [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds|accidentally destroyed six other homeworlds]] in crazy experiments. As one stickle said, "[the other planets] were too flammable."
* In the ''[[Zap]]!'' webcomic, "Stickles" (an alien race) come from Stickbat 7. The number isn't because it is the seventh planet from the star, but because they've [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds|accidentally destroyed six other homeworlds]] in crazy experiments. As one stickle said, "[the other planets] were too flammable."
* In the Punyverse from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' this seems to be standard practice, with planets named things like Grittania-3 or Chau-5.
* In the Punyverse from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' this seems to be standard practice, with planets named things like Grittania-3 or Chau-5.
* Parodied in ''[[Starslip]]'' when Vanderbeam visits the planet Oculus IV, which inhabited by a race of blind aliens. Once Vanderbeam comments on the "irony", his host replies that there is none since only humans call the planet Oculus IV (they call it "J'tlz'kr") and that he's tired of [[Never Heard That One Before|every single human visitor bringing up the same observation]].
* Parodied in ''[[Starslip]]'' when Vanderbeam visits the planet Oculus IV, which inhabited by a race of blind aliens. Once Vanderbeam comments on the "irony", his host replies that there is none since only humans call the planet Oculus IV (they call it "J'tlz'kr") and that he's tired of [[Never Heard That One Before|every single human visitor bringing up the same observation]].




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* As quoted above, in ''[[Futurama]]'' the Omicronians call their home planet "Omicron Persei VIII." This is a "Numbered" Star as well as a numbered homeworld. Omicron Persei just means the 15th brightest star in the constellation Perseus as seen from Earth, and it's [[wikipedia:Omicron Persei|a real star.]]
* As quoted above, in ''[[Futurama]]'' the Omicronians call their home planet "Omicron Persei VIII." This is a "Numbered" Star as well as a numbered homeworld. Omicron Persei just means the 15th brightest star in the constellation Perseus as seen from Earth, and it's [[wikipedia:Omicron Persei|a real star.]]
** And when finding out what life would be like if it were a video game, it turns out the [[Space Invaders]] were from the planet [[Nintendo|Nintendu]] [[Nintendo 64|LXIV]].
** And when finding out what life would be like if it were a video game, it turns out the [[Space Invaders]] were from the planet [[Nintendo|Nintendu]] [[Nintendo 64|LXIV]].
** In fact almost ''every'' planet in Futurama is named this way. Amphibios IX, Decapod X, Chapek IX, Dogdoo VII, Tweenis XII. there are few exceptions.
** In fact almost ''every'' planet in Futurama is named this way. Amphibios IX, Decapod X, Chapek IX, Dogdoo VII, Tweenis XII. there are few exceptions.
** Further lampooned and played completely straight during the second second Brain Spawn episode.
** Further lampooned and played completely straight during the second second Brain Spawn episode.
{{quote|'''Infosphere Brain:''' "Clarification request. Are you the Philip J. Fry from Earth, or the Philip J. Fry from Hovering Squid World 97A?"
{{quote|'''Infosphere Brain:''' "Clarification request. Are you the Philip J. Fry from Earth, or the Philip J. Fry from Hovering Squid World 97A?"
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** This is actually standard naming procedure for exoplanets in the IAU. Basically, each exoplanet discovered has been named (star name) + (lower case letter). The key difference from typical science fiction convention is that they use letters instead of numbers and that the letter corresponds to order of discovery, rather than distance from the star. For example, Gliese 581 g is not the sixth planet from its star (which we can't know for certain at this point anyway) but rather the sixth planet ''discovered'' in the system. It's actually the closest (we know of) to its star.
** This is actually standard naming procedure for exoplanets in the IAU. Basically, each exoplanet discovered has been named (star name) + (lower case letter). The key difference from typical science fiction convention is that they use letters instead of numbers and that the letter corresponds to order of discovery, rather than distance from the star. For example, Gliese 581 g is not the sixth planet from its star (which we can't know for certain at this point anyway) but rather the sixth planet ''discovered'' in the system. It's actually the closest (we know of) to its star.
*** To carry this further, Jupiter would probably be Sol b to non-humans (assuming they used the same naming convention), since it would probably be the first planet to be discovered.
*** To carry this further, Jupiter would probably be Sol b to non-humans (assuming they used the same naming convention), since it would probably be the first planet to be discovered.
**** Though Earth is intriguingly bright in the microwave band.
**** Though Earth is intriguingly bright in the microwave band.
** Though Gliese 581g has since been discredited (someone probably fudged some data), the principle holds true.
** Though Gliese 581g has since been discredited (someone probably fudged some data), the principle holds true.
* Earth would be called "Sol-3" if we didn't live on it. Officially, we could also call it Sol b since it's the first planet ''we'' discovered.
* Earth would be called "Sol-3" if we didn't live on it. Officially, we could also call it Sol b since it's the first planet ''we'' discovered.
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