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http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/special/rocknroll/0007707.html
Minor planet number 7707 has been named in honor of the British progressive rock group, Yes. The citation announcing the naming appeared on Minor Planet Circular 48154 (issued on 2003 Mar. 18), from which the following is extracted with permission:
(7707) Yes = 1993 HM1 Discovered 1993 Apr. 17 by C. W. Hergenrother at Catalina Station. Yes, a rock and roll music group, has been creating music since 1968. The band is best known for its albums The Yes Album, Fragile }, Close to the Edge and 90125. xponentNeverending Marurob
But for some reason no one liked my suggestion of naming the satellite of Ida "Ida No," in honor of the conversation which must have taken place at JPL when the first photos came back from _Galileo_:
First rocket scientist: "What's that thing over on the right-hand side of the picture of Ida?"
Second rocket scientist: "Ida no."
Ida No That The IAU Would Have Approved Maru
-- Ronn! :)
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