Pupils at Cronk y Berry School have reached the final 10 in a competition to name a planet and its parent star.

Class 4/5G’s (pupils aged eight to 10) suggestions of Cruinlagh, which means orbit in Manx Gaelic, and Gloas, meaning shine, have been shortlisted out of more than 1,000 entries in the British Isles.

The winner will be chosen by public vote.

A spokesman for the school said: ’Please vote for us and share it with your family and friends.’

The competition is being run by the International Astronomical Union to celebrate its 100th anniversary and was launched by Professor Robert Walsh, professor of astrophysics at the University of Central Lancashire.

Last month, schools and youth organisations across the British Isles submitted naming ideas, with suggestions ranging from Celtic mythology to UK mountains and connections to Stonehenge.

The competition is part of a world-wide competition which sees 92 other countries deciding names for their assigned planetary systems, each consisting of an exoplanet - a planet that exists outside of our solar system - and its host star.

The UK’s assigned exoplanet, currently named WASP-13b, is about a third of the mass of Jupiter, whilst its host star, currently named WASP-13, is thought to be larger, hotter, and older than our sun.

This system is over 740 light years from planet Earth.

Voting opened on Tuesday (November 19) and closes on December 2.

The winner will be announced mid-December.

Votes can be cast online at www.exoworld.co.uk