According to astronomical tradition, who gets to suggest the name for a newly discovered asteroid?
A) the president of the country of the discoverer
B) a special committee of the U.N. set up for this purpose
C) the discoverer of the asteroid
D) a special committee in Italy, where the first asteroid was discovered
E) authors of astronomy textbooks
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