90482 Orcus This means that Orcus is currently viewed pole-on, which could explain the near absence of any rotational modulation of its brightness. If, however, the primary is tidally locked with the satellite, the rotational period will coincide with the 9.7-day orbital period of Vanth. This minor planet was named after one of the Roman gods of the underworld, Orcus. While Pluto was the ruler of the underworld, Orcus was a punisher of the damned. The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 26 November 2004 (). Under the guidelines of the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) naming conventions,
Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions composed by Lü Dongbin, the Christian God is denominated by the term "Tiānzhǔ" (天主, literally, "Lord of Heaven"), 800 years before Matteo Ricci and his companions. Islam has enjoyed a long history in China. For Chinese Muslims, the principal term for God is also "Zhēnzhǔ" (真主) but transliterations of the Arabic "Allâh" also exist as "Ālā", and as "Ānlā"="Ān" "Peace"+"Lā" "Help" (阿拉 and 安拉). The term "Húdà" (胡大), from Persian "khudai", for God, is seen more often in north-western China. The earliest documented Chinese Roman Catholic church was founded in China in about 1289. The Roman Catholic Church historically favored