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Select your favourite South African asteroid name

The second round of the national Name Our Asteroid competition is already well under way. The top five names from over 100 submissions by young South Africans have already been selected, and the public at large is now invited to vote for their favourite name! Voting is online, open to everyone and all those who take part in this voting process will be entered into a lucky draw. The top five are Ubuntu, Jabulani, Mzanzi, Ilitye, and Isiqobo, and so far 240 votes have been polled. The youth who submitted the name with the most online votes will be declared the overall competition winner. Voting closes on the 31st of January.
The asteroid was discovered by Dr. Amanda Gulbis from the S.A. Astronomical Observatory and currently has the very uninspiring designation Asteroid 202373 (2005 EW302).

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