Here's why:

* Meteors are fleeting events. A meteor is the streak of light we see when a small piece of space debris (a meteoroid) burns up in Earth's atmosphere. This event lasts only a few seconds.

* There are too many meteors. Thousands of meteors occur every day, making it impossible to name them all.

* Naming isn't necessary. Astronomers and scientists study meteor showers, which are predictable events when the Earth passes through a stream of debris left behind by a comet or asteroid. They are named based on the constellation they appear to originate from (e.g., Perseids, Leonids).

So, while we may refer to a specific meteor seen on a certain date, there's no official naming system for individual meteors.