Can I name a meteorite after myself?
Usually not. Meteorites are named after the place where they fell or were found, such as a town, a river or a hill.
When a new meteorite is found, it gets an official name, but there is a rule: it is named after the place where it was found, not after the person who found it.
This rule helps scientists all over the world know exactly where each meteorite came from. For example, the Winchcombe meteorite is named after the town in Gloucestershire, England, where it fell in 2021. The Barwell meteorite is named after a village in Leicestershire, and Allende after a village in Mexico. Meteorites found in deserts with lots of finds get a place name and a number, like Northwest Africa 7034, and those found in Antarctica are named after an icy area, such as Allan Hills, plus the year and a number.
The name has to be approved by a committee of scientists from the Meteoritical Society, an international group. They check that the meteorite is real, that it has been studied properly and that its name follows the rules.
So you cannot name a meteorite after yourself. But finders are often mentioned in scientific reports and museum records, and some people have had asteroids, out in space, named after them. Asteroids can be named after people, and many are named after scientists, artists and even children who won competitions.