@Kongo_Otto Die Verwirrung scheint eher zu sein, ob Stargate wirklich ursächlich für den Namen war.
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=3434 (Archiv-Version vom 22.01.2009)"However, mythology may not have been the only consideration in naming Apophis. Codiscoverers Dave Tholen and Roy Tucker are fans of the TV series Stargate SG-1. The show's most persistent villain is Apophis, an alien also named for the Egyptian god. "We considered a number of names, but 'Apophis' kept floating to the top," says Tucker. "Apophis was a very fitting name for 2004 MN4 not only because of its threatening nature, but also because of its evolution from an Aten asteroid to an Apollo asteroid during the 2029 encounter.""