The name Xena comes from the TV series "Xena, Warrior Princess" and its moon is called Gabrielle, Xena's sidekick.
Images: Astronomers see three new planets
by Bill Detwiler | August 16, 2006, 11:31am PDT | Image 6 of 6
The third new planet is officially named 2003 UB313 but is better known as Xena. It was discovered in 2005 from images taken in 2003 and is slightly larger than Pluto.
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