There are actually two issues here: the handling of objects that don't exist in Stellarium's databases at all, and the handling of objects that are in Stellarium, but under another name. I think that the second case may be easier to deal with.
There are actually two issues here: the handling of objects that don't exist in Stellarium's databases at all, and the handling of objects that are in Stellarium, but under another name. I think that the second case may be easier to deal with.