mu69

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 * (486958) 2014 MU 69  ** (initially called " ** PT1 ** " and " ** 1110113Y ** " by the // New Horizons // and Hubble teams, respectively) is a [|classical Kuiper belt object] . It is the target for the // New Horizons // probe for a flyby on 1 January 2019, after its [|Pluto] flyby. It was selected as // New Horizons //' target in August 2015. After four course changes in October and November 2015, // New Horizons // is on course toward 2014 MU 69.

Questions
Not that MU69 isn't a cool name, but could this object get a name and if so, when?

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(486958)_2014_MU69

Headlines
[] https://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-next-target-just-got-a-lot-more-interesting https://www.space.com/32049-kbo-2014-mu69.html

Twitter
https://twitter.com/NewHorizons2015

https://twitter.com/setiinstitute/status/927648545208963072

The First Space Mission to Explore Planet Pluto--Ride Along Via Principal Investigator Alan Stern's Private New Horizons Twitter Feed. Follow Stern [|@AlanStern]

Scientist. Space Explorer. Optimist. Pilot. Dad. Not necessarily in that order. Follow my New Horizons Twitter feed [|@NewHorizons2015] .

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