How are planets named?

How are planets named?

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If you go to the past when things were named a long time ago, they primarily relied on mythology. They used mythological names to name moons and planets. Now, today when they name things that are discovered in space they have to follow a certain protocol. They now give numbers to planets so that everything can be classified and kept orderly.