Why are Astronomers So Bad at Naming Things?

With star names like 2MASS J05551028+0724255, it might seem like astronomers are not so great at naming things. But if you know the code, these names can actually help you find the star in the sky.

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Sources:
https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/
https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+39801
https://cds.unistra.fr/cgi-bin/Dic-Simbad?BD%2b07
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995yCat.1122....0A/abstract
http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-3?-source=I/122/bd
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/basics/chapter2-2/
http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/cec_units.html
https://www.britannica.com/science/right-ascension
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/right-ascension-declination-celestial-coordinates/
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/all/bd.html
https://www.iau.org/administration/about/
https://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/Dic/iau-spec.html

Images:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Betelgeuse_captured_by_ALMA.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_Head_to_Toe.jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/orion-constellation-royalty-free-illustration/1203038669?phrase=betelgeuse&adppopup=true
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/great-ocean-road-at-night-milky-way-view-royalty-free-image/498309616?phrase=stargazing&adppopup=true
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AxialTiltObliquity.png
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/orion-kenidjack-castle-cornwall-uk-royalty-free-image/1381725810?phrase=betelgeuse&adppopup=true
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/high-detailed-sky-maps-vector-set-royalty-free-illustration/859199494?phrase=star%20map&adppopup=true
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simple_Constellation_Map.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Al-Sufi%27s_Orion,_1125_Baghdad_copy,_Doha_Museum_of_Islamic_Art_Ms_2._1998._SO.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dunhuang_Star_Atlas_-_Orion.jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/star-map-of-northern-hemisphere-royalty-free-image/157280056?phrase=star%20map&adppopup=true
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_IAU.svg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/orion-constellation-vector-illustration-with-royalty-free-illustration/1061064662?phrase=betelgeuse&adppopup=true
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20339
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eta_Cassiopeiae.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Celestial_Pole.ogv