这颗行星是由德国天文学家约翰·戈特弗里德·伽利(Johann Gottfried Galle,1812-1910)于1846年9月23日至24日夜间发现的,法国天文学家乌尔班·勒维耶(Urbain Le Verrier,1811-1877)根据天王星运动中的异常现象预测了它的位置,并将坐标发送给伽利,从而命名了这颗行星。
Besides its use in numerous English words taken from Latin words with this prefix, it is used to some extent as an English formative .... It is commonly used in its literal sense, but also as implying complete change, as in transfigure, transform, etc. [Century Dictionary]