The modern convention prefixes the older numbers with a B meaning the coordinates are for the 1950.0 epoch.

It was discovered before the convention that extrasolar planets receive designations consisting of the star's name followed by lower-case Roman letters starting from "b" was established.

[6] However, it is listed under the latter convention on astronomical databases such as SIMBAD and the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia.

In July 2014, the International Astronomical Union launched NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars.

[9][10] The winning name was submitted by the Planetarium Südtirol Alto Adige in Karneid, Italy.