BEIJING (PTI): A minor planet that was discovered by Chinese astronomers, has been named after a well-known late Chinese scientist and educator Yan Jici, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced.
The minor planet, known as No 10611 internationally, was discovered by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Programme under the National Astronomical Observatories with the CAS in 1997, and was bestowed with the name in memory of Yan, Xinhua quoted CAS as saying on Monday.
Yan, a veteran Chinese scientist, was the honorary chairman of the Central Committee of the Jiu San Society and vice-chairman of the Sixth and Seventh National People's Congress Standing Committee.
He was also one of the initiators of University of Science and Technology of China, one of China's top universities, cultivating groups of young experts in the field of science and technology.
Yan died of illness in Beijing in 1996, at the age of 96.
Minor planet named after Chinese scientist
Article Posted on : - May 29, 2012
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