In July 2014 the
International Astronomical Union launched
NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars. The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names. In December 2015, the IAU announced the winning name was Sancho for this planet. The winning name was submitted by the Planetario de Pamplona,
Spain.
Sancho was the
squire of the lead character of the novel
Don Quixote. == Orbit ==