Can you name a star?

Question

Computer networks

There was a question about the name of the star. Googling, I found several sites where they allegedly sell certificates with the ability to name a star. The prices there are cosmic, so I wanted to know if this is a fake, or can you really register your name for a star? Or, for example, using a telescope to find a star that has not yet been mentioned on the star map, then is there any right to give the star a name?
Z.Y. not vanity, just astronomical interest :)

Answer 1

It's fake. You can't register a star. You'll just give big bucks for a piece of paper that you can hang in the toilet.
About new objects in the sky. You can open a comet, but you can only call it by your last name. You can open an asteroid, name it whatever you want. But before naming the object, confirmation from other observatories is required, then its astrometry (and photometry) must be taken for a certain time to determine the parameters of the orbit in advance. If these parameters match the parameters of another object, previously opened or lost, then alas, you did not open a new object, but RE-discovered an already known one.
In addition, you can search for new variable stars, on your equipment, on rented equipment or using data mining. Such stars are entered in the VSX (Variable Star Index) catalog with a mention of who discovered the variability of the star. Later, this star can be included in the GCPV (General Catalog of Variable Stars).
Something like this.
PS. Don't fall for scam ads!

Answer 2

by and large, a fake, no one will change the name of a star in atlases and catalogs. and to open the unknown, as far as I know, by amateur means is impossible. look in the direction of asteroids, they are sometimes discovered and registered by amateurs, and, accordingly, they have the right to assign a name.